Abyss
Pronunciation: /əˈbɪs/
Abyss (noun)
- A very deep or bottomless hole or space.
- A large difference or separation between two things, often ideas or groups.
- A situation that is very confusing or difficult to escape.
Examples
- The climber peered into the dark abyss below.
- A rope was lowered into the seemingly endless abyss.
Common collocations: stare into the abyss, bottomless abyss, bridge the abyss, vast abyss, fall into an abyss