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   chasm

   /ˈkaz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. a deep fissure in the earth's surface: "a chasm a mile long" Similar gorgeabysscanyonravinegullygulfpassdefilecouloircrevassecleftriftrentpitvoidcratercavityholeopeninggapfissurecrevicehollowdialect:chinebunnycloughgillthrutchcleuchheughgulchcouleeflumearroyobarrancaquebradanullahkhudslootkloofdongarare:khor
   • ▪ a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.: "the chasm between rich and poor" Similar breachgulfriftdivisionschismsplitseverancerupturebreakbreak-upparting of the waysseparationdisunionestrangementalienationdifferencedissensiondiscordargumentquarrelrare:scission

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.

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