drouth

/dษนaสŠฮธ/

IPA: /D R AW1 TH/

noun
  1. 1

    A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

  2. 2

    (by extension) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drought, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drouth