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Disappearance

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Noun

1. disappearance, disappearing

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

2. disappearance

the event of passing out of sight

3. disappearance, fade

gradually ceasing to be visible

4. disappearance

ceasing to exist

Example Sentences:
'he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula'
'what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?'
'the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Disappearance

see synonyms of disappearance
v. dis·ap·peared, dis·ap·pear·ing, dis·ap·pears
v.intr.
1. To pass out of sight; vanish: The moon disappeared behind the clouds.
2. To cease to be seen; be missing or unfound: Her purse disappeared from her locker. The plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
3. To cease to exist: Dinosaurs disappeared at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
v.tr.
To cause (someone) to disappear, especially by kidnapping or murder.

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