abyss
abyssBrE /əˈbɪs/
NAmE /əˈbɪs/
noun
word origin[usually singular] (formal or literary)a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom
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Ahead of them was a gaping abyss.(figurative) an abyss of ignorance/despair/lonelinessThey took a long look into the abyss before deciding whether to jump.(figurative) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss.
