plight
nasib
definition
verb
Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ plighting the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.
pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty).
noun
we must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
example
A lot is made of her intelligence, which has the unfortunate effect of implying that her 'plight' would somehow be less painful if she were stupid.
But as the first help trickled in on Sunday, it was the 'plight' of the living that seemed the most desperate.
Unfortunately Evan's conclusion distracts us from the 'plight' of refugees.
They wept over the 'plight' of the unfortunate individual and his difficult life of travail.
I am fully sympathetic with their 'plight' and the difficult conditions under which they often have to survive.
It is the decency of ordinary Americans that has made all the difference to the 'plight' of the unfortunate ones.
We've closed our eyes to the 'plight' of those living in totalitarian or theocratic oppression.
You know a play is in trouble when the 'plight' of a stalked woman elicits neither sympathy nor concern.
Her 'plight' was exceptionally difficult since she had lost her company commander also.
we must direct our efforts towards relieving the 'plight' of children living in poverty
They will be judged on their individual 'plight' and circumstances as every refugee is.
However, it is difficult not to feel some sympathy towards the 'plight' of university principals.
They do this in order to reflect on God and on the 'plight' of the unfortunate who do not have enough food.
One cannot blame her for feeling this way at all, given her difficult 'plight' .
Katy has cerebral palsy, kidney problems and learning difficulties but Mr Hulme is not swayed by her 'plight' .
This being the situation in the capital, one can well imagine the 'plight' in other parts of the state.
The international community should make the situation better by responding rapidly to the 'plight' of the victims of the civil war in the Congo.
Never mind the irony of the situation - the 'plight' of those we went to help along the coast, just a few kilometres south.
we must direct our efforts toward relieving the 'plight' of children living in poverty
What he found shocked him but also made him more determined than ever to alert others to the 'plight' of those living without clean water and sanitation.
The Monarchy did not at once learn its lesson, and little was done to relieve the 'plight' of the peasantry.
Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ 'plighting' the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.
It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly 'plighted' and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778.
In benign triumph the Cardinal draws Raphael by the wrist towards his niece for the contractual 'plighting' of hands but she, noticing Raphael's distaste, is slow to unfold her arms.
Leye. having 'been plighted to' Konnon, is joined to him in spirit after her death.
When she reaches the subject of current events, however, she seems to me to verge on the fantasy to which policy now appears 'plighted' , and which events seem unable to dislodge.
As the car made its way to that exact place - home - she felt as though she was 'plighting' with something that should have just been left alone.
By ‘ulterior 'plighting' ’ I mean ulterior trothing with death.
In order to prove a point about the alienation of the intellectual, I would like to examine the 'plights' of two women in tricky situations.
She laughs aloud turning finally once more to her 'plighted' cousin.
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