definition of the word abysm

• IPA: /ə'bızəm/

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

abysm (plural abysms)

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

   Quotations

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

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