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单词 abysm
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abysm

noun

ə-ˈbi-zəm How to pronounce abysm (audio)
: abyss
the dark backward and abysm of time William Shakespeare

Synonyms

  • abyss
  • chasm
  • deep
  • gulf
  • ocean
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Example Sentences

a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm

Word History

Etymology

borrowed (with later spelling-pronunciation of s) from Anglo-French & Middle French abysme (compare Middle English abyme from Anglo-French abime, abisme), going back to Old French abysme, going back to Vulgar Latin *abismus, alteration of Late Latin abyssus abyss, perhaps via abíss(i)mus, alteration by haplology of abyssíssimus, a superlative derivative from abyssus

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

abysm

noun

as in abyss
an immeasurable depth or space a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • abyss
  • deep
  • ocean
  • gulf
  • expanse
  • chasm
  • cavern
  • fissure
  • hole
  • pit
  • crevice
  • cleft
  • void
  • hollow
  • emptiness
  • crevasse
  • breadth
  • nothingness
  • reach
  • extent
  • stretch
  • vacuum
  • spread
  • vacancy
  • vacuity
  • black hole
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