disappearing
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4.7
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/
:
desaparición
- No more disappearing.
- disappearing act
I need to handle this on my own versus just disappearing.
- I need to handle this on my own versus just disappearing.
Examples
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If you're driving to the beach, I hope you packed your patience... ...because the roads are jammed, folks... ...as New York City does its annual disappearing act for the Fourth of July.
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And what her disappearing left behind.
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The one responsible for my dog's daily disappearing act.
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It's time for my final disappearing act.
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And no disappearing tonight either.
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I'm used to her disappearing.
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We've got far more important things to worry about than her disappearing.
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No disappearing acts, buddy.
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We played endless rounds of the disappearing game: I'd hide his rubber pig under a pillow and watch his face get long.
Fiction book (1991) -
The magician performed a stunning disappearing act that left the audience in awe.
Synonyms
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4.0
Someone going away secretly so no one knows where they are
109
3.2
Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time
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3.8
Leaving home or another place without permission when you should stay
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6.0
A sudden disappearance of a person or thing without explanation
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1.0
The act of going away from a place or person
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9.9
A secret leaving of a home to avoid paying debts or being caught
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9.0
A complete disappearance of someone or something so it cannot be seen
Secretly leaving a place to avoid being caught
A secret leaving of a home at night to avoid paying debts
How Secret
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word disappearing comes from the parts dis- and appear, where dis- means 'away' and appear means 'to show up'. So a disappearing is when someone or something goes 'away' or stops being seen, often secretly or without explanation.