Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with plight in American Collocation
plight
noun
singular
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/plaɪt/
very bad
desperate
dire
perilous
pitiful
sad
sorry
terrible
Meanwhile the B team knew nothing of the desperate plight of the main expedition.
current
current
present
Like many Leeds fans, I would gladly trade those dark days for the reality of our current plight.
types of plight
economic
financial
News of the club’s financial plight was broken to the players on Wednesday.
improve someone’s plight
address
aid
alleviate
ease
It requires a common will to alleviate the plight of the people.
explain someone’s plight
explain
expose
highlight
illustrate
publicize
The film highlights the plight of high school students in the Richmond area.
ignore or make worse someone’s plight
ignore
neglect
worsen
Does development improve or worsen the plight of third-world peoples?
asylum seekers
the homeless
orphans
pensioners
the poor
refugees
This year we ran a day focussing on the plight of the homeless.