dark years

language: en

definitions

  1. A period of time characterized by hardship, suffering, misery, or oppression.
    en: A period of time characterized by hardship, suffering, misery, or oppression.
  2. A period marked by a lack of knowledge, progress, or enlightenment.
    en: A period marked by a lack of knowledge, progress, or enlightenment.

examples

  1. The seeds of the Zhou Dynasty's rise had been planted during those dark years of imprisonment.

    The seeds of the Zhou Dynasty's rise had been planted during those dark years of imprisonment.

  2. Historians often refer to this era as the dark years of scientific stagnation.

    Historians often refer to this era as the dark years of scientific stagnation.