Definition of abyss
1a
: an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
gazed down into the gaping abyss the ocean's abysses (figurative) a widening abyss between the rich and the poor
b
: intellectual or moral depths
an abyss of moral depravity an abyss of despair
2
: the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies
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The first known use of abyss was in the 14th century
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