Chasm

//ˈkæzəm// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

    "But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]"

  2. 2
    a deep opening in the earth's surface wordnet
  3. 3
    A large difference of opinion. broadly

    "Chelsea may not have regarded themselves as title rivals to City over the whole season but this was a harrowing illustration of the current chasm between the two sides and made for disturbing viewing for the Italian."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality and provincial park in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Synonyms

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abysmabyssaperturearroyoblankbox canyon

Example

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"The chasm is twenty feet wide and very deep."

Etymology

From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism.

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