[usuallysing.] (formal or literary) a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom:
Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. * (figurative) an abyss of ignorance / despair / loneliness * They took a long look into the abyss before deciding whether to jump. * (figurative) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is abyss a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, abyss is tagged as noun.
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