chasm

UK /ˈkæzəm/ US /ˈkæzəm/

noun 2name 1

Definitions

noun

A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]

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.

name

A locality and provincial park in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Collocations

(noun.) hole in the ground

ADJ

deep, gaping, great, huge, yawning

CHASM + VERB

open (up)

A deep chasm opened up between the two friends after their argument.

(noun.) great difference of feelings/interests

ADJ

great, huge, unbridgeable, wide, yawning

VERB + CHASM

bridge

CHASM + VERB

separate sth

A deep chasm separated the two political parties during the election campaign.

PREP

~ between

There is a widening chasm between what the government promises and what it actually delivers.

~ of

There is a deep chasm of misunderstanding between the two communities.

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Example Bank

But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

The chasm is twenty feet wide and very deep.

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He's standing on the edge of the chasm.

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The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep chasm.

Tatoeba · #2789128

We're starting our descent into the chasm.

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