Vocabulary
Plight
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
Urdu meaning
ضمانت دینا، بری حالت، قول دینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The daily-wage earner`s plight is unimaginable.
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A long week
— 2026-04-28
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is assuming grievous proportions and recent visitors to camps have described their plight as `the greatest horror of the modern world`.
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Seventy-five years ago Anxiety for refugees
— 2026-02-27
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And when events such as Pahalgam occur, the plight of Kashmiris in the held region, as well as in India, becomes even more acute.
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Kashmir unresolved
— 2026-02-08
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It would not be wrong to say that all parties, at the centre and the provincial level, including the MQM and PPP, are responsible for the city`s plight.
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Karachi`s fate
— 2026-01-24
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Both lower riparian countries hold Turkiye responsible for their plight by not releasing adequate water from its dams.
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Mesopotamian rivers
— 2025-12-25
Synonyms
predicament, sorry condition, unfortunate/difficult situation, sad state, difficulty, trouble,
Antonyms
advantage, solution, blessing
Curator example
“we must direct our efforts towards relieving the plight of children living in poverty”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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