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abysm

noun

ə-ˈbi-zəm

Definition of abysm

as in abyss

an immeasurable depth or space a recurrent dream in which he would fall helplessly into a dark and silent abysm

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The film’s musical score, by Damon Albarn of Blur, has a haunting Bowie-like party-on-the-abyss shimmer.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Her writing transports us to Mount Sinai, Transylvania, Africa, the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, Yellowstone, and the deep ocean abyss.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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