- 1a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom Ahead of them was a gaping abyss.
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- 2(figurative) an abyss of ignorance/despair/loneliness They took a long look into the abyss before deciding whether to jump.
- 3(figurative) The country is stepping back from the edge of an abyss.
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