The Only Use of
abyss
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I feel as if I were walking on the edge of a precipice, towards which thousands are crowding and endeavouring to plunge me into the abyss.
p. 96.3abyss = bottomless pit
Definition:
a hole or dropoff so deep the bottom cannot be seen -- often used figuratively to imply a frightening bottomless pit