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Abyss Pronunciation
Abyss is pronounced uh-BIS, IPA /əˈbɪs/.
uh-BIS
US /əˈbɪs/ · UK /əˈbɪs/
Syllables: uh · BIS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A very deep hole, or anything too deep to measure.
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Abyss in a Sentence
- The path ends at the edge of an abyss.
- The company was staring into a financial abyss.
- Below the cliff there is only a dark abyss.
Common Mispronunciations of Abyss
Not A-bis
The second of the two beats is the loud one, and the opening is a bare uh.
Not uh-BYS
That y is read as a short i, as miss has it.
Tip: Abysmal holds the short i and runs to three beats: uh-BIZ-muhl.
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