Abyss (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 explorers stood at the edge of the Grand Canyon, staring into the seemingly bottomless abyss below.
- Her fear of heights left her feeling like she was staring into an abyss whenever she looked out the window of a high-rise building.
- The stock market crash had created an economic abyss that many investors struggled to climb out of.
- As he fell into the darkness of depression, he felt like he was trapped in an emotional abyss with no way out.
- The complexities of the universe were an intellectual abyss that humans had been trying to understand for centuries.