abyss
abyss
/əˈbıs/ noun , pl abyss·es [ count ]
: a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured
the ocean's abysses
I stood at the edge of the cliff and gazed down into the yawning/gaping abyss. [=chasm]
— often used figuratively
He says that there is a widening abyss between the rich and the poor.
She was pulled down into an abyss of despair.
