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(kæzəm)
Word forms: plural chasms
1. countable noun
A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
2. countable noun
If you say that there is a chasm between two things or between two groups of people, you mean that there is a verylarge difference between them.
...the chasm that divides the worlds of university and industry.
...the chasm between rich and poor in America. [+ between]
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chasm in British English

(ˈkæzəm)
noun
1. 
a deep cleft in the ground; abyss
2. 
a break in continuity; gap
3. 
a wide difference in interests, feelings, etc
Derived forms
chasmal (ˈkæzməl) or chasmic (ˈchasmic)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma; related to Greek khainein to gape

chasm in American English

(ˈkæzəm)
noun
1. 
a deep crack in the earth's surface; abyss
2. 
any break or gap
3. 
a wide divergence of feelings, sentiments, interests, etc.; rift
Derived forms
chasmal (ˈchasmal) (ˈkæzməl)
adjective or ˈchasmic (ˈkæzmɪk)
Word origin
L & Gr chasma, yawning hollow, gulf < Gr chainein, to yawn

Examples of 'chasm' in a sentence
chasm

More surprising discoveries about the cultural chasm were to come.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This yawning chasm between intent and action is because we are busy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This generation gap between older and younger men is an increasingly yawning chasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This resulted in an inept and weak government unable to bridge the chasm between sectarian factions.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Everyone seems to agree that something drastic needs to be done to try to bridge the chasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And yet there was a chasm between the two players out there yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The chasm is wide, but people born on opposite sides of it can still meet.
Christianity Today (2000)
At a stroke, a cultural chasm narrowed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This is the yawning chasm she thinks Whistles can fill.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There's no yawning chasm of difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But soon he will be gone, and then the yawning chasm will open up once more.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He leaps an 8ft chasm between two housing blocks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Like any deeply held belief, it knows no bounds and opens up a chasm of design differences.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And as always, there is a yawning chasm between their accounts of what happened and what others say took place.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In contrast with the chasm of two years ago, the rival politicians are now fighting over a somewhat narrow ravine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The cost of not repairing them could be huge as motorists can claim if their car has been damaged by a yawning chasm in the road.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Knowing you have six months ahead of you turns the yawning chasm of future time into something much more manageable and for which you can plan.
Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)
Deals can't bridge the chasm.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Scottish youngsters have the widest chasm between savings expectation and intention, second only to those in southwest England.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the meantime, where is the idea that addresses the biggest flaw - the yawning chasm between four clubs and the rest?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A far wider chasm is presented by the production's restless, ceaseless search for gravitas and momentum.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
chasm

British English: chasm NOUN
A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
...a yawning fourteen-foot-deep chasm in the riverbed.
  • American English: chasm
  • Brazilian Portuguese: abismo
  • Chinese: > 大裂口岩石、地面或冰上的
  • European Spanish: abismo
  • French: gouffre
  • German: Kluft
  • Italian: burrone
  • Japanese: 裂け目
  • Korean: 깊게 갈라진 틈
  • European Portuguese: abismo
  • Latin American Spanish: abismo

1 (noun) 
Definition
a very deep crack in the ground
The chasm was deep and its sides almost vertical.
Synonyms
gulf
opening
He squeezed through an opening in the fence.
crack
She watched him though a crack in the curtains.
gap
the gap between the poor and the well-off
rent
welling up from a rent in the ground
hollow
where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond
void
gorge
a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge
crater
A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
cavity
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
abyss
An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below.
ravine
The bus is said to have overturned and fallen into a ravine.
cleft
a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through
fissure
There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.
crevasse
The climber had fallen down a crevasse on to a ledge.
2 (noun) 
Definition
a wide difference in interests or feelings
the chasm that separates the rich from the poor
Synonyms
gap
the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames
division
the division between north and south
gulf
the gulf between rural and urban life
split
The seat had a few small splits around the corners.
breach
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
rift
In the open bog are many rifts and potholes.
alienation
hiatus
Efforts to reach a settlement resume today after a two-week hiatus.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abyss
Definition
a very deep hole in the ground
An avalanche carried him into the deep abyss below.
Synonyms
chasm,
gulf,
split,
crack,
gap,
pit,
opening,
breach,
hollow,
void,
gorge,
crater,
cavity,
ravine,
cleft,
fissure,
crevasse,
bottomless depth,
abysm
in the sense of breach
Definition
a crack, break, or gap
A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.
Synonyms
opening,
crack,
break,
hole,
split,
gap,
rent,
rift,
rupture,
aperture,
chasm,
cleft,
fissure
in the sense of cavity
Definition
a hollow space
The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose.
Synonyms
hollow,
hole,
gap,
pit,
dent,
crater

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