chasm+(noun)

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• chasm — ► NOUN 1) a deep fissure. 2) a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. ORIGIN Greek khasma gaping hollow …   English terms dictionary

• chasm — noun 1 hole in the ground ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, gaping, great, huge, vast, yawning CHASM + VERB ▪ open, open up …   Collocations dictionary

• chasm — [ kæzəm ] noun count 1. ) a very big difference that separates one person or group from another: chasm between: a widening chasm between town and country 2. ) a very deep crack in rock or ice …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chasm — noun 1 (C) a very deep space between two high areas of rock, especially one that is dangerous: a rope bridge across the chasm 2 (singular) a big difference between the opinions, experience, ways of life, etc of different groups of people,… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• chasm — noun 1) a deep chasm Syn: gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, defile, couloir, crevasse, fissure, crevice, gulch, coulee 2) the chasm between their views Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• chasm — noun Etymology: Latin chasma, from Greek; akin to Latin hiare to yawn more at yawn Date: 1596 1. a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (as the earth) ; gorge 2. a marked division, separation, or difference …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• chasm — noun /ˈtʃæˌzəm,ˈkazəm,ˈkæzəm,ˈkæzm̩/ a) A deep, steep sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss b) A large difference of opinion …   Wiktionary

• chasm — UK [ˈkæz(ə)m] / US [ˈkæzəm] noun [countable] Word forms chasm : singular chasm plural chasms 1) a very big difference that separates one person or group from another chasm between: a widening chasm between town and country 2) a very deep crack in …   English dictionary

• chasm — /ˈkæzəm / (say kazuhm) noun 1. a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth s surface; a gorge. 2. a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure. 3. a marked interruption of continuity; gap. 4. a sundering breach in relations: the chasm… …  

• chasm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. canyon, crevasse, rift, fissure, cleft; abyss. See interval. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abyss, gorge, gap; see hole 2 , ravine . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. abyss, gorge, canyon, void, crevasse,… …   English dictionary for students

• chasm — [ kaz(ə)m] noun 1》 a deep fissure. 2》 a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. Derivatives chasmic adjective (rare). Origin C16: from L. chasma, from Gk khasma gaping hollow …   English new terms dictionary