abysm n : a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) [syn: abyss]

English

Pronunciation

• /ə'bızəm/

Etymology

Old French abisme; French abîme, Late Latin abyssimus, a superlative of Latin abyssus; Greek;. See abyss

Noun

1. An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole

   Quotations

   • The abysm of hell - Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, III, xiii

Translations

• Catalan: abisme
• Dutch: afgrond , ravijn
• Esperanto: abismo
• Finnish: kuilu
• French: abîme
• German: Abgrund
• Italian: abisso
• Interlingua: abysso/abysmo
• Portuguese: abismo
• Spanish: abismo
• Russian: бездна

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