Plight
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Danger, risk. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. A dire or unfortunate situation. Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight. A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To expose to risk; to pledge. Specifically, to pledge (one's troth etc.) as part of a marriage ceremony. To promise (oneself) to someone, or to do something. To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
Example sentence: For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless.
Troth
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the state of being pledged to marry someone; betrothal, engagementthe promise or pledge so given as an act of fidelity