disappearance

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of something or someone disappearing or no longer being there.

   The disappearance of the old cinema saddened everyone in town.

2. 2
   noun

   The fact of someone leaving secretly or without any explanation.

   Police are still investigating the young man's sudden disappearance.

3. 3
   noun

   The process of gradually fading until no longer visible.

   We watched the slow disappearance of the sun behind the hills.

From disappear + -ance.

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