abismo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abyss noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
- chasm noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
- underworld noun The organized criminal side of society, especially those involved in serious or large-scale crime.
Senses
abismo is used for these senses in English:
- abyss Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- chasm (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
- chasm (by extension) A large difference of opinion.
- underworld (religion, or, mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
abyss — full definition
- noun A very deep, seemingly bottomless chasm or void.
- noun A situation or state of overwhelming trouble, hopelessness, or ruin.
chasm — full definition
- noun A deep, steep-sided crack or gap in the earth.
- noun A very large difference between two people, ideas, or groups.