define abyss of despair
Collins Concise English Dictionary Â© HarperCollins Publishers:: abyss /ÉËbÉªs/. n. 1  a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm.  anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame.
Collins Concise English Dictionary Â© HarperCollins Publishers:: abyss /ÉËbÉªs/. n. 1  a very deep or unfathomable gorge or chasm. 2  anything that appears to be endless or immeasurably deep, such as time, despair, or shame.  hell or the infernal regions conceived of as a bottomless pit.