plight
A sad or difficult situation someone is stuck in.
plight in a sentence
- Seeing the kitten's plight, stranded on the high wall, Zara ran to fetch a ladder.
- When we saw the plight of the duckling stuck in the drain, we ran to fetch a grown-up.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to plight?
- Aease
- Btrouble
- Csafety
- Dcomfort
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B: trouble. The other three mean the opposite of plight.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to plight?
- Atrouble
- Bease
- Cmess
- Ddifficulty
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B: ease. The other three mean nearly the same as plight.
Words that mean something similar
trouble, difficulty, mess
Words that mean the opposite
ease, comfort, safety
More words about emotions & feelings
- qualm: A worried feeling that what you are doing might be wrong.
- ravenous: Extremely hungry, and ready to eat greedily.
- reassure: To comfort someone and make them feel less worried.
- rejoice: To feel or show great happiness.
- relish: To enjoy something very much.
- reluctant: Not wanting to do something.
- remorse: A deep feeling of sorrow for something wrong you have done.
- repent: To feel truly sorry for something wrong you have done.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test