abyssnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/əˈbɪs/us/əˈbɪs/abyss noun [ C usually singular ] (HOLE)
literary a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom
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Geography: valleys
- arroyo
- chasm
- cirque
- corrie
- cwm
- dale
- defile
- dell
- glen
- gorge
- gulch
- hanging valley
- hollow
- landform
- ravine
- vale
- valley
- wadi
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abyss noun [ C usually singular ] (BAD SITUATION)
a difficult situation that brings trouble or destruction:
The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness.
She found herself on the edge of an abyss.
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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- eventuality
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- rum
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- vortex
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