US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/ UK /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/
noun Freq #7084

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the fact of someone leaving... disappearing
3 noun · the process of gradually... fade
Word family
Forms disappearances
Derived forms redisappearance

Etymology

From disappear + -ance.

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