chasm
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chasm¹
- /ˈkæzəm/ US
- /t͡ʃæzəm/
Rhymes with -æzəm
Where it comes from
From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism. Displaced native Old English swelh and Old English elh.
noun chasms · chasma
- 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.
Chasm²
proper noun
- A locality and provincial park in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
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noun gap
| Español | abismo, vacío |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 渓壑 keigaku |
| Português | abismo |
| Français | chasme, crevasse, fossé, gouffre |
| Deutsch | Abgrund, Kluft, Spalte |
| Italiano | voragine, baratro, abisso |
| Ελληνικά | χάσμα chásma |
| Русский | бе́здна bézdna, про́пасть própastʹ, рассе́лина rassélina, расще́лина rasščélina |
| العربية | فَجْوَة fajwa |
noun difference of opinion
| Español | disensión |
|---|---|
| Português | abismo, cisma |
| Français | fossé, divergence |
| Deutsch | Kluft |
| Italiano | divergenza, divario |
| Ελληνικά | χάσμα chásma, ρήγμα rígma, σχίσμα schísma, διάσπαση diáspasi |
| Русский | разногла́сия raznoglásija, раско́л raskól |
| العربية | فَجْوَة fajwa |
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