Disappearance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the event of passing out of sight
- gradually ceasing to be visible (syn: fade)
- ceasing to exist
what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?
the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures
Extra examples
The two men disappeared around the corner.
The dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago.
These problems won't just disappear by themselves.
He disappeared without a trace two years ago.
The speaker suddenly disappeared just before the beginning of the ceremony.
...the appearance of a ransom note meant that the teenager's disappearance was now a matter for the police...
Scientists are concerned about the rapid disappearance of the island's coral reefs.
...the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world...
The police are enquiring into the disappearance of the jewellery.
Her disappearance poses a real mystery.
The police have promised to see into the disappearance of the jewellery.
Social workers have excluded sexual abuse as a reason for the child's disappearance.
Police are looking into the disappearance of two children.
The police never solved the mystery of Gray's disappearance.
Her disappearance has mystified her friends and neighbors.
Word forms
singular: disappearance
plural: disappearances
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