abisso
abyss
noun ah-BEES-soh Rare
Origin: From Greek abyssos, 'bottomless', from a- (without) + byssos (bottom).
Also means
chasm
Usage Note
Abisso is used both literally (a deep ocean trench or chasm) and figuratively (an unbridgeable gap or moral void): un abisso di differenze (a world of differences). The phrase essere sull'orlo dell'abisso (to be on the edge of the abyss) is a common idiom for a crisis situation. Plural: abissi.
Examples
"L'abisso del mare non ha ancora rivelato tutti i suoi segreti."
Natural Translation
The abyss of the sea has not yet revealed all its secrets.
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