chasmnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæz.əm/us/ˈkæz.əm/a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground:
They leaned over the rails and peered down into the dizzying chasm below.
formal a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people:
There is still a vast economic chasm between developed and developing countries.
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