Both Uses of
abyss
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- And he had to live thus all alone on the brink of an abyss, with no one who understood or pitied him.†
Chpt 4 *
- I saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and I drew nearer to the abyss.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(abyss) a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit