Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chasm

/ˈkæzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: chasm
IPA: /ˈkæzəm/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.

noun

A large difference of opinion.

name

A locality and provincial park in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Example Sentences

"But always and ever there is a yawning chasm below[.]"
"Chelsea may not have regarded themselves as title rivals to City over the whole season but this was a harrowing illustration of the current chasm between the two sides and made for disturbing viewing for the Italian."

Etymology

From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek χάσμα (khásma, “abyss, cleft”). Doublet of chasma. Compare schism. Displaced native Old English swelh and Old English elh.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: chasma, χάσμα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæzəm/

Inflected Forms

chasms (plural) chasma (alternative)

Derived Forms

chasmal chasmatical chasmed chasmic chasmlike chasmophyte chasmous chasmy

Rhymes With

spasm phantasm orgasm plasm rasm phasm psychoplasm

Questions

How do you pronounce chasm?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæzəm/.
What does chasm mean?: A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
Where does chasm come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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