The documentary is meant to raise consciousness about the plight of the poor.
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Plight
/plaɪt/
Synonyms for "plight" (194 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Noun(2 words)
adverse circumstancesadversityaffianceafflictionaggravationannoyanceassuranceassureavouchavouchmentbafflebafflementbearingsbecome engagedbetrothbewildermentbindblightbotherbox
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breakers aheadbummercardhousecarecasecatch-22cause for alarmcircumstancecircumstancesclutchcomplicationconditionconfoundmentconfusioncontract
Strong matches (58)
contract an engagementcornercountersigncovenantcrisiscrosscrunchcursedangerdangerous grounddeadlockdifficultiesdifficultydilemmadiscomposuredisconcertdisconcertednessdisconcertiondisconcertmentdisturbance
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downerembarrassing positionembarrassmentemergencyendangermentengageengagementenigmaestateextremityfaithfine how-do-you-dofine kettle of fishfixfootinggaping chasmgathering cloudsguaranteehard knockshard lifehard lothardcasehardshiphazardhell to payhobbleholehot waterhouse of cardshow-do-you-doimbroglioimpasseimperilmentirritationjam
Verb(1 words)
Related words (97)
jeopardyjuncturelocationlotmake a promisemenacemessmixmodalitymodemorassmysterynonplusoathparlous straitsparolepasspawnperilperplexity
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perturbationpicklepinchplacepledgepositionposturepotherpredicamentpressurepretty passpretty picklepretty predicamentproblempromisepublish the bannspuzzlepuzzlementquagmirequandaryquicksandrankriddlerigorriskrocks aheadscrapesea of troublessituationsloughsolemn declarationsoupspotsqueezestandingstatestationstatusstewsticky wicketstorm cloudsstraitstraitsstressstress of lifeswampswearthin icethreattight spottight squeezetightropetrialtribulationtricky spottrothtroubletroublesunassurednessunderwriteunholy messupsetvale of tearsvicissitudevouchvowwarrantwarrantywordword of honor
Verb(1 words)
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15 entriesassuranceassurecircumstancecommitmentcommitment verbconditiondifficultnessdifficultydutypledgepromisesituationspeech actvow
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7 entriesCollocations
10 entriesdire plighteconomic plightmarital vowmoral plightone's trothpledge of fidelityplight of refugeesplight of the poorsolemn pledgewedding vow
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The old King, who was looking out of his window, beheld her in this plight, and it struck him how sweet and gentle, even beautiful, she looked.
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They understood my plight.
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He was not sympathetic to my plight.
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