drouth

A noun referring to a prolonged shortage, especially of rainfall, often used in older or regional contexts.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une période prolongée de sécheresse, en particulier un manque de précipitations, souvent employé dans des contextes vieillis ou régionaux.

1. Prolonged shortage C2 formal british

   A long period of time during which there is a lack of something, especially water or resources.

   • The region suffered from a severe drouth that lasted for years.
   • Economic drouth affected the local businesses.
   • The drouth of ideas led to a creative block.

   🇫🇷Pénurie prolongée

   Synonymes: dearthdeficiencydroughtdrynessfaminelackscarcityshortagewant

   Antonymes: abundanceexcessplentysurfeit

2. Shortage of rainfall C2 formal british

   A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.

   • The farmers lost their crops due to the drouth.
   • The drouth caused rivers to dry up.
   • Emergency measures were taken to combat the drouth.

   🇫🇷sécheresse

   Synonymes: ariditydroughtdryness

   Antonymes: delugedownpourfloodmoisturerainfallwetness

• drouths plural form
• drouths' possessive plural form
• drouth's possessive singular form