drought

Meanings

Plural: droughts

Noun

• a shortage of rainfall
  • "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
• a prolonged shortage
  • "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought"
• A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
• A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
• dryness, aridness, dry heat

Synonyms

drouth, losing streak

Antonyms

winning streak