plight

/plaษชt/

IPA: /P L AY1 T/

noun
  1. 1

    A dire or unfortunate situation.

  2. 2

    A (neutral) condition or state.

  3. 3

    Good health.

noun
  1. 1

    Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.

  2. 2

    An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.

  3. 3

    Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.

  4. 4

    One's office; duty; charge.

  5. 5

    That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.

verb
  1. 1

    To expose to risk; to pledge.

  2. 2

    Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony.

  3. 3

    To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something.

verb
  1. 1

    To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.

noun
  1. 1

    A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plight