Difference between Drought and Famine

What is the difference between Drought and Famine?

Drought as a noun is a period of below average rain fall, longer and more severe than a dry spell while Famine as a noun is extreme shortage of food in a region

Drought

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A period of below average rain fall, longer and more severe than a dry spell A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Famine

Part of speech: noun

Definition: extreme shortage of food in a regiona period of extreme shortage of food in a regionDuring times of famine

We hope you now know whether to use Drought or Famine in your sentence.

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