plight

n. misfortune, trouble; complication, entanglement

v. engage, pledge to marry; promise, make an obligation

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Noun
1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"
(synonym) predicament, quandary
(hypernym) difficulty
(hyponym) care
2. a solemn pledge of fidelity
(synonym) troth
(hypernym) assurance, pledge
(derivation) pledge

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Verb
1. give to in marriage
(synonym) betroth, engage, affiance
(hypernym) vow
2. promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that will honor my wife"
(synonym) pledge
(hypernym) promise, assure
(hyponym) vow
(derivation) troth

n. nepříznivá/obtížná situace

Rzecz. trudne położenie; ciężki stan

imp. & p. p. of Pluck.
  

imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.
  

(v. t.)
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
  

(n.)
To promise; to engage; to betroth.
  

(n.)
To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods.
  

(n.)
That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
  

(n.)
Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
  

(n.)
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.