Abysm (Noun)
Meaning
A bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The dark and seemingly endless cave was an abysm that swallowed all light and sound.
- The loss of her loved one left her staring into an emotional abysm that seemed impossible to escape.
- The massive sinkhole in the ground was an abysm that appeared to have no bottom.
- The financial crisis had created an economic abysm that threatened to engulf the entire nation.
- The complexity of the mathematical problem was an intellectual abysm that had stumped even the brightest minds.