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- Dictionaryabyss/əˈbɪs/
noun
- 1. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm: "a rope led down into the dark abyss"
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The meaning of ABYSS is an immeasurably deep gulf or great space. How to use abyss in a sentence.
ABYSS definition: 1. a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom 2. a difficult situation that brings trouble or…. Learn more.
noun. a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm. anything that seems to be without end or is impossible to measure, define, or comprehend: the abyss of their grief and sorrow. (in ancient cosmogony) the primal chaos before Creation. the infernal regions; hell. a subterranean ocean.
An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground. If someone is on the edge or brink of an abyss, they are about to enter into a very frightening or threatening situation. He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for. The country was on the brink of an abyss.
ABYSS meaning: 1. a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom 2. a difficult situation that brings trouble or…. Learn more.
1. (Physical Geography) a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm. 2. anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame. 3. (Theology) hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit.
The noun abyss refers to a deep void or chasm — either literal or figurative. Making a momentous life decision with great uncertainty, like enrolling in clown college, might feel like jumping into the abyss.
