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Definitions for Chasm

[1] a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
[2] a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure.
[3] a marked interruption of continuity; gap: a chasm in time.
[4] a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups.
[5] a deep cleft in the ground; abyss
[6] a break in continuity; gap
[7] a wide difference in interests, feelings, etc

Words related to Chasm

rift, crevasse, fissure, void, schism, crater, gorge, cleavage, ravine, omission, skip, hollow, rent, blank, gulf, cavity, split, breach, oversight, abysm

Words nearby Chasm

chase mortise, chaser, chasid, chasing, chasles, chasm, chasmogamous, chasmogamy, chasse gardée, chassepot, chasseur

Origin of Chasm

1590–1600; apocopated variant of chasma < Latin < Greek, equivalent to cha- (root of chaínein to gape; see yawn) + -(a)sma resultative suffix

Other words from Chasm

chas·mal , chas·mic , adjective
chasmed , adjective
chasm·y , adjective

Word origin for Chasm

C17: from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma; related to Greek khainein to gape

Synonyms for Chasm

cleavage, crater, crevasse, fissure, gorge, ravine, rift, schism, void, abysm, alienation, arroyo, blank, breach, cavity, cleft, clove, flume, gulch, gulf, hiatus, hole, hollow, omission, opening, oversight, preterition, rent, skip, split, yawn, clough