to be in a sorry plight

  • 1sorry plight — index predicament Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2plight — I [[t]plaɪt[/t]] n. a distressing condition or situation: to be left in a sorry plight[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME plit fold, condition, bad condition < AF (c. MF pleit plait); sp. appar. influenced by plight II in obs. sense “danger” syn …

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  • 3plight — plight1 /pluyt/, n. a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one: to find oneself in a sorry plight. [1350 1400; ME plit fold, condition, bad condition < AF (c. MF pleit PLAIT) fold, manner of folding, condition; sp.&#8230; …

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  • 4sorry — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem, sound ▪ make sb ▪ I ll make you sorry you were ever born! ADVERB ▪ …

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  • 5plight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, sad, sorry, tragic ▪ the desperate plight of flood victims ▪ current ▪ economic …

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  • 7predicament — predicament, dilemma, quandary, plight, scrape, fix, jam, pickle can all denote a situation from which one does or can extricate himself only with difficulty. Predicament carries the implication that the situation constitutes a problem for those&#8230; …

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  • 8wretched — wretchedly, adv. wretchedness, n. /rech id/, adj., wretcheder, wretchedest. 1. very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable. 2. characterized by or attended with misery and sorrow. 3. despicable, contemptible, or mean: a&#8230; …

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  • 9predicament — I noun adverse circumstances, adversity, angustiae, barrier, case, circumstance, complication, condition, conjuncture, corner, crisis, critical situation, danger, dangerous condition, difficultas, difficulty, dilemma, embarrassing position,&#8230; …

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  • 10problem — n 1. question, vexed question, knot, knotty point, stickler; moot point, bone of contention, point at issue, subject of dispute. 2. enigma, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, mystery, question mark, Chinese puzzle; puzzler, poser, teaser, Inf. brain&#8230; …

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