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plight
What does plight mean?
plight (noun): a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use plight in a sentence?
- The woeful plight of homeless people. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce plight?
/plaɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of plight?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “plight” mean?
a list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each
Not quite: that's what payroll means.
a small, blocky, military-style vehicle with four-wheel drive, suited to rough terrain
Not quite: that's what jeep means.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
Right! That's what “plight” means.
a monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy
Not quite: that's what telescope means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “plight”?
instruction
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predicament
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observation
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exploration
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