plight

3 definitions • 4 examples

an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one:

the plight of the poor/homeless

Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees.

to (promise to) marry:

What could be more romantic than plighting your troth on a deserted beach?

an unpleasant condition, esp. a serious, sad, or difficult one:

My problems aren’t much compared with the plight of the storm victims.