different between chasm vs violation

English

Etymology

From Latin chasma, from Ancient Greek ????? (khásma, “abyss, cleft”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæz(?)m/

Noun

chasm (plural chasms)

1. (geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
2. (by extension) A large difference of opinion.

Alternative forms

• chasma (obsolete)

Derived terms

• chasmal
• chasmatical (unattested; appears only in dictionaries)
• chasmy

Related terms

• chasma (“long, narrow, steep-sided depression on a body in the solar system”)

Translations

References

• chasm (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• rift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• HMACs, cha'ms, chams

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French violation, from Latin viol?ti? (“injury, profanation”), from viol? (“I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate, defile, profane”).Morphologically violate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?va???le???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

violation (countable and uncountable, plural violations)

1. The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated.
   1. An infraction or a failure to follow a rule.
   2. (euphemistic) Rape; sexual activity forced on another person without their consent.

Synonyms

• transgression
• desecration

See breach.

Antonyms

• compliance
• obedience

Related terms

• violate
• violable
• violative
• violator

Translations

Anagrams

• avolition

French

Pronunciation

Noun

violation f (plural violations)

1. violation