drought

Plural: droughts

Noun

• A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a scarcity.
• 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

Examples

• A long drought of vowels made playing a seven-letter word nearly impossible.
• His village had faced a drought twice.
• Sri Lanka ended their ten-game drought with a consolation win over Bangladesh.

Synonyms

drouth, losing streak

Antonyms

winning streak