chasm

(kăz'əm)
n.

1. A deep, steep-sided opening in the earth's surface; an abyss or gorge.
2. A sudden interruption of continuity; a gap.
3. A pronounced difference of opinion, interests, or loyalty.

[Latin chasma, from Greek khasma.]

chasmal chas'mal (kăz'məl) adj.

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noun

Something of immeasurable and vast extent: abysm, abyss, deep, depth (often used in plural), gulf. See high/low.

n

Definition: gap, abyss
Antonyms: closure, junction, juncture

IN BRIEF: A deep crack in the earth's surface.

It doesn't work to leap a twenty-foot chasm in two ten-foot jumps. — American proverb.

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Uncertainty. The unknown. Wondering how we will get from here to there. If a deep, dark chasm, it may represent the unconscious mind or feelings about death.

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For a list of words related to chasm, see:

• Hills, Hollows, and Valleys - chasm: deep cleft in earth; gorge
• Dimensions and Directions - chasm: wide, deep gap

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kløft, svælg

Nederlands (Dutch)
kloof, afgrond

Français (French)
n. - gouffre, abîme, (fig) abîme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kluft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) χάσμα, βάραθρο

Italiano (Italian)
abisso, distacco, precipizio, baratro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abismo (m), lacuna (f), rompimento (m) de relações

Русский (Russian)
бездна, пропасть

Español (Spanish)
n. - abismo, sima, quiebra, hendidura, hueco, laguna, vacío

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klyfta, svalg (bildl.), avgrund

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
深坑, 裂口

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 深坑, 裂口

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 깊게 갈라진 틈, 이별

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 深い割れ目, 隙間, 欠陥

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هاويه, فرق شاسع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בקיע, תהום, פער‬

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