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plight

/plaɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Plight means: give to in marriage.

Synonyms for plight7

noun, as in a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

predicament, quandary

noun, as in a solemn pledge of fidelity

troth

verb, as in give to in marriage

betroth, engage, affiance

verb, as in promise solemnly and formally

pledge

What does plight mean?4

verb

1

give to in marriage

2

promise solemnly and formally“I pledge that I will honor my wife”

noun

1

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one“finds himself in a most awkward predicament”

2

a solemn pledge of fidelity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plight?47

three syllables

overnight
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 47 rhymes for plight, grouped by syllable

Plight in a sentence

  • The king was unsympathetic to the plight of the peasants, so he was unpopular.DuosDragonPolyglot
  • The documentary is meant to raise consciousness about the plight of the poor.darinmex
  • He was not sympathetic to my plight.mailohilohi
  • She was not sympathetic to my plight.mailohilohi
  • They don't necessarily identify with the plight of Latin American immigrants today.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of plight

as a noun

plural
plights

as a verb

third-person singular
plights
present participle
plighting
past participle
plighted
past tense
plighted