drought.
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
Meaning & usage
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
His village had faced a drought twice.
A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.
dryness, aridness, dry heat
Where this word comes from
From Middle English droughte, droghte, drouȝte, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.