chasm en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæzəm/ (General-American)
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- /t͡ʃæzəm/ General American, uncommon, spelling pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism. Displaced native Old English swelh and Old English elh.
Meanings
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A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 1:
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(broadly) A large difference of opinion.
Chelsea may not have regarded themselves as title rivals to City over the whole season but this was a harrowing illustration of the current chasm between the two sides and made for disturbing viewing for the Italian.
2019 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chasms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chasma | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chasmlike · chasmous · chasmal · chasmed · chasmophyte · chasmy · chasmic · chasmatical
Translations (93)
fr fossé (difference of opinion) · cs propast (gap) · tr kanyon (gap) · ga briseadh (idir beirt) (difference of opinion) · da afgrund (gap) · ga duibheagán (gap) · ru бе́здна (gap) · te అగాధం (gap) · bg пропаст (gap) · ang cleofa (gap) · pl przepaść (gap) · es garganta (gap) · ga deighilt (difference of opinion) · ga gáibéal (gap) · cs rozkol (difference of opinion) · fi kuilu (gap) · es barranca (gap) · es cañón (gap) · fr crevasse (gap) · ga scaradh (difference of opinion) · el διάσπαση (difference of opinion) · id jurang (gap) · uk безо́дня (gap) · el σχίσμα (difference of opinion) · pt abismo (difference of opinion) · fi kuilu (difference of opinion) · sv svalg (gap) · it divergenza (difference of opinion) · uk прі́рва (gap) · la barāthrum (gap) · ar فَجْوَة (difference of opinion) · ota دره (gap) · pdt Kjäajel (gap) · sk roklina (gap) · el χάσμα (difference of opinion) · sk rokľa (gap) · de Kluft (difference of opinion) · el χάσμα (gap) · ru рассе́лина (gap) · it divario (difference of opinion) · it voragine (gap) · de Spalte (gap) · bg бездна (gap) · fr divergence (difference of opinion) · ru про́пасть (gap) · da gab (gap) · sv klyfta (difference of opinion) · ota بوغاز (gap) · ar فَجْوَة (gap) · te అగాధం (difference of opinion) · pt cisma (difference of opinion) · mi tawhā (gap) · pl otchłań (gap) · de Abgrund (gap) · pl wyrwa (gap) · es barranco (gap) · ota دریڭلك (gap) · it baratro (gap) · nl afgrond (gap) · sv schism (difference of opinion) · fr fossé (gap) · ru расще́лина (gap) · jv curah (gap) · es disensión (difference of opinion) · ru раско́л (difference of opinion) · tr uçurum (difference of opinion) · cs nesoulad (difference of opinion) · ga anscoilt (gap) · it abisso (gap) · sk prepadlisko (gap) · jv jurang (gap) · is gjá (gap) · fr chasme (gap) · el ρήγμα (difference of opinion) · sk priepasť (gap) · ca avenc (gap) · tr uçurum (gap) · fr gouffre (gap) · es sima (gap) · ja 渓壑 (gap) · nl kloof (gap) · sa पर्शान (gap) · ru разногла́сия (difference of opinion) · fi rotko (gap) · la chasma (gap) · pt abismo (gap) · sh provalija (gap) · nl meningsverschil (difference of opinion) · grc χάσμα (gap) · de Kluft (gap) · eo fendego (gap) · nl kloof (difference of opinion) · tr derin yarık (gap)