drought

Meaning

Noun

• A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
• A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Related

Similar words

• losing streak

Opposite words

• winning streak

Origin

• From Middle English droghte, drouȝte, druhhþe, druȝþe, drouȝth, from Old English drūgaþ, equivalent to dry + -th. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde.