Meanings
chasm1
nounchasm (plural chasms)
plural chasms · alternative chasma
- astronomyA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]
2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 1 - broadlyA 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.
2019 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
Chasm2
proper noun
- A locality and provincial park in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
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Translations
Ancient Greek χάσμα
- χάσμα (khásma)gap
Arabic فَجْوَة, فَجْوَة
- فَجْوَة (fajwa)gap
- فَجْوَة (fajwa)difference of opinion
Bulgarian пропаст, бездна
- пропаст (propast)gap
- бездна (bezdna)gap
Catalan avenc
- avencgap
Czech propast, rozkol
- propastgap
- rozkoldifference of opinion
- nesouladdifference of opinion
Danish gab, afgrund
- gabgap
- afgrundgap
Dutch kloof, afgrond
- kloofgap
- afgrondgap
- kloofdifference of opinion
- meningsverschildifference of opinion
Esperanto fendego
- fendegogap
Finnish kuilu, rotko
- kuilugap
- rotkogap
- kuiludifference of opinion
French chasme, crevasse
- chasmegap
- crevassegap
- fosségap
- gouffregap
- fossédifference of opinion
- divergencedifference of opinion
German Abgrund, Kluft
- Abgrundgap
- Kluftgap
- Spaltegap
- Kluftdifference of opinion
Greek χάσμα, χάσμα
- χάσμα (chásma)gap
- χάσμα (chásma)difference of opinion
- ρήγμα (rígma)difference of opinion
- σχίσμα (schísma)difference of opinion
- διάσπαση (diáspasi)difference of opinion
Icelandic gjá
- gjágap
Indonesian jurang
- juranggap
Irish gáibéal, anscoilt
- gáibéalgap
- anscoiltgap
- duibheagángap
- deighiltdifference of opinion
- scaradhdifference of opinion
- briseadh (idir beirt)difference of opinion
Italian voragine, baratro
- voraginegap
- baratrogap
- abissogap
- divergenzadifference of opinion
- divariodifference of opinion
Japanese 渓壑
- 渓壑 (keigaku)gap
Latin chasma, barāthrum
- chasmagap
- barāthrumgap
Māori tawhā
- tawhāgap
Polish przepaść, otchłań
- przepaśćgap
- otchłańgap
- wyrwagap
Portuguese abismo, abismo
- abismogap
- abismodifference of opinion
- cismadifference of opinion
Russian бе́здна, про́пасть
- бе́здна (bézdna)gap
- про́пасть (própastʹ)gap
- рассе́лина (rassélina)gap
- расще́лина (rasščélina)gap
- разногла́сия (raznoglásija)difference of opinion
- раско́л (raskól)difference of opinion
Slovak roklina, rokľa
- roklinagap
- rokľagap
- prepadliskogap
- priepasťgap
Spanish abismo, vacío
- abismogap
- vacíogap
- disensióndifference of opinion
Swedish svalg, klyfta
- svalggap
- klyftadifference of opinion
- schismdifference of opinion
Turkish derin yarık, kanyon
- derin yarıkgap
- kanyongap
- uçurumgap
- uçurumdifference of opinion
Ukrainian прі́рва, безо́дня
- прі́рва (prírva)gap
- безо́дня (bezódnja)gap
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
chasm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasm
MLA
“chasm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chasm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chasm.
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