abysm

Meaning

Noun

• Hell; the infernal pit; the great deep; the primal chaos.
• An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole.

Origin

• From Middle English abime, from Old French abisme from Late Latin *abyssimus, a superlative of abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος. Cognate to French abîme. See also abyss.