<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.</li><li>a breach or wide fissure in a wall or other structure.</li><li>a marked interruption of continuity; gap: a chasm in time.</li><li>a sundering breach in relations, as a divergence of opinions, beliefs, etc., between persons or groups.</li></ul>