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chasm
- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a deep fissure or cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
No one daring to try the old bridge across the chasm, they turned around and began the descent.
- synonyms:
- canyon, crevasse, fissure, gorge, gulch, ravine
- similar words:
- breach, cleft, crevice, gulf, rift
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| definition 2: |
any gap or breach.
- synonyms:
- breach, gap, opening, rent
- similar words:
- break, cleft, gulf, hole, rift, separation, space
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| definition 3: |
a division or separation caused by a pronounced difference of opinion, beliefs, or the like.
Their intense disagreement on this issue caused a chasm between the friends.- synonyms:
- breach, gulf, rift, rupture
- similar words:
- conflict, disaffection, discord, falling-out, friction, rent, schism, separation
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| related words: |
abyss, blank, canyon, gap, gape, gorge, gully, pit, valley, void |
| derivation: |
chasmal (adj.) |
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