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disappearance

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/ · UK /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/

disappearance means: An event in which someone or something goes missing, goes away, or stops existing.

noun

GOING MISSINGB2

An event in which someone or something goes missing, goes away, or stops existing.

  • Nobody could explain his disappearance.
  • Police investigated the disappearance of two children.
  • The disappearance of local shops has changed the town.

How to use it: disappearance of someone/something (Police are investigating the disappearance of a young woman.)

Similar words: vanishing

Opposites: appearance

Common phrases: sudden disappearance, mysterious disappearance, disappearance of something, gradual disappearance

LEAVING SIGHTB2

The moment or process of becoming impossible to see.

  • We watched the ship’s disappearance into the fog.
  • Her disappearance behind the curtain ended the scene.
  • The moon’s disappearance behind clouds left us in darkness.

How to use it: disappearance behind something (We watched the sun’s disappearance behind the hills.)

Similar words: vanishing

Opposites: appearance

Common phrases: disappearance from view, disappearance behind something

Questions about disappearance

What does disappearance mean?

An event in which someone or something goes missing, goes away, or stops existing.

What is disappearance in other languages?

Türkçe: kaybolma · Español: desaparición · Français: disparition · Deutsch: Verschwinden · Italiano: scomparsa · 日本語: 失踪

How do you pronounce disappearance?

In American English /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/; in British English /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns/.

How do you use disappearance in a sentence?

Nobody could explain his disappearance. Police investigated the disappearance of two children.

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