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Meaning of plight

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  plight
      n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially
           an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most
           awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless
           people" [syn: {predicament}, {quandary}, {plight}]
      2: a solemn pledge of fidelity [syn: {plight}, {troth}]
      v 1: give to in marriage [syn: {betroth}, {engage}, {affiance},
           {plight}]
      2: promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my
         wife" [syn: {pledge}, {plight}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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