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Abyss

Translations

abyssnoun

abysses

/əˈbɪs/

The diver explored the depths of the oceanic abyss.

Дайвер исследовал глубины океанической бездны.

He felt like he was standing on the edge of an abyss, unsure of his next move.

Он чувствовал себя так, будто стоял на краю пропасти, не зная, что делать дальше.

Additional translations

Synonyms

bottomless pit

abyssverb

abyssed

Past Simple

abyssed

Past Participle

abyssing

Gerund

/əˈbɪs/

Archaic, rare transitive verb meaning "to engulf; to swallow up".

abyssnoun

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

The explorers peered into the abyss, unsure of what lay at the bottom.

A wide or profound difference between people; a gulf.

There was an abyss between their political beliefs that could not be bridged.

A catastrophic situation seen as likely to occur.

The country was on the brink of an economic abyss.

Hell; the infernal regions, especially considered as a place of eternal damnation.

In medieval legends, the damned were cast into the abyss to suffer for eternity.

abyssverb

Archaic. To swallow up or engulf completely, as if in an abyss; to bury or immerse deeply.

The raging sea threatened to abyss the tiny fishing vessels.