plight vs difficulty

difficulty vs plight

plight and difficulty both are nouns.

plight is a verb but difficulty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plight	Yes	No	Yes	No
difficulty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difficulty is a hypernym of plight; that is, difficulty is a word with a broader meaning than plight:

plight: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
difficulty: the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result

Other hypernyms of plight include difficultness.

plight (noun)	difficulty (noun)
a solemn pledge of fidelity	an effort that is inconvenient
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one	the quality of being almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring a great effort to achieve a positive result

plight (verb)	difficulty (verb)
promise solemnly and formally
give to in marriage

Difference between plight and difficulty

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