Noun: abysm u'bi-zum
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
"The explorers peered into the abysm, unable to see the bottom";
- abyss
Derived forms: abysms
Type of: chasm
Encyclopedia: Abysm