chasm

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.

(KAZ-um)

noun
1. A deep hole; gorge.
2. A sudden interruption, discontinuity.
3. A difference of ideas, beliefs, or opinions.

Etymology
Latin chasma from Greek khasma.

Usage
"Today all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. ... The time for the healing of the wounds has come. The moment to bridge the chasm that divides us has come." — Nelson Mandela, Let Freedom Reign, Presidential Inaugural Address, Pretoria, South Africa, May 10, 1994.

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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

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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.

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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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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