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| plight [ plīt ] (plural plights) |
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unfortunate condition: a difficult or dangerous situation, especially a sad or desperate predicament
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| [14th century. < Anglo-Norman plit "wrinkle, situation" (influenced by plight2) < Latin plicitum< past participle of plicare "fold, bend"] |
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