abysm
/əˈbɪzəm/
noun
- A deep, immeasurable hole or chasm; a bottomless gulf.
- In the story, the hero fell into an abysm and was never seen again.
- The explorers peered into the dark abysm of the canyon.
- The ocean's abysm holds many secrets that scientists are still discovering.
- A vast, overwhelming, and often frightening emptiness or void.
- After the loss, she felt she was staring into an emotional abysm.
- He looked out at the endless desert and felt the abysm of solitude.
- The silence between them was like an abysm of unspoken words.