Definition

a plight: a critical situation, a difficulty, a predicament noun
the plight of the homeless: the distress, the worries, the problem of people with nowhere to live idiom

UK: The plight of farm animals makes me very sad.
US: I want to help the homeless in their plight.
  • "Jean : Ahem, today I would like to discuss the plight of the wild pigeon."
  • "He has no real insight on the plight of the proletariat."

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