abyss[noun]Synonyms: pit, chasm, crevasse, fissure, gorge, gulf, void
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧byss /əˈbɪs/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: abyssus, from Greek, from abyssos 'bottomless', from a- 'without' + byssos 'depth']
1. a very dangerous or frightening situation
abyss of
The country might plunge into the abyss of economic ruin. At that time Bosnia was standing on the edge of an abyss.2. a deep empty hole in the ground
3. a very big difference that separates two people or groups:
the gaping abyss between these grand buildings and my own miserable home [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲