disappearance
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3.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/
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desaparición
- As you can see, life has returned to normal at Herrington High... after the mysterious disappearance of several faculty members... one month ago.
- sudden disappearance
- gradual disappearance
- rapid disappearance
And I like all sorts of unexplained, unfortunate disappearances.
- And I like all sorts of unexplained, unfortunate disappearances.
- Who was it that decided that the dollar was the currency after the disappearance of the gold standard?
- This is also related to the disappearance of lay literacy.
- Lasting Disappearance, however, is tougher than it appears to be.
- She begs the praise to God three days after her disappearance.
- The second question is that disappearances don't disappear, but they might morph into something else.
- So here's the first reason To advance in morality would really be to move towards its disappearance.
- But of course it's not the land, it's not the discovery of land, it's the land where we are all sharing the disappearance of our land.
Examples
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"You promised," she said, "to tell us about the disappearance of the necklace."
Fiction book (1994) -
No foul play is suspected in the teen's disappearance.
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Another disappearance in the woods today.
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This is also related to the disappearance of lay literacy.
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There was a mysterious disappearance of the records of the patients of the hospital.
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One of the best indicators of cultural changes is the disappearance of the ethnic language.
Academic text (1994) -
Your grandfather's case is in the books as a disappearance.
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After their disappearance, people all over the world started scouring through their videos searching for answers.
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The collapse of the Soviet Union has meant the disappearance of the so-called "China card."
Academic text (1995) -
The detectives are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a local artist who vanished last week.
Synonyms
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2.1
A lack of someone or something that should be there
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6.0
A sudden disappearance of a person or thing without explanation
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4.7
Leaving a place secretly or without explaining why
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A brief fading from sight or memory
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9.0
A complete disappearance of someone or something so it cannot be seen
Not being in a place or at an event
A failure by a person to come to a place they should, often in court or at a meeting
A feeling that a person or thing is not here anymore
Antonyms
How Present
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disappearance comes from two parts: dis- 'away' and appear 'to come into view'. So a disappearance is when something moves 'away' from sight or simply stops being seen.