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disappearance

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dis·ap·pear  (ds-pîr)
v. dis·ap·peared, dis·ap·pear·ing, dis·ap·pears
v.intr.
1. To pass out of sight; vanish.
2. To cease to exist.
v.tr.
To cause (someone) to disappear, especially by kidnapping or murder.

disap·pearance n.
Synonyms: disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
These verbs mean to pass out of sight or existence: a skyscraper disappearing in the fog; time seeming to evanesce; courage evaporating; memories fading away; hope slowly vanishing.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disappearancedisappearance - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
departure, going, going away, leaving - the act of departing
vanishing - a sudden disappearance from sight
appearance - the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
2.disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
ingress, immersion - (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
evanescence - the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist"
vanishing - a sudden or mysterious disappearance
fadeout, receding - a slow or gradual disappearance
appearance - the event of coming into sight
3.disappearance - gradually ceasing to be visible
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
4.disappearance - ceasing to exist; "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"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

disappearance
noun 2. flight, departure, desertion, disappearing trick
Translations
disappearance [dɪsəˈpɪərəns] ndesaparición f
disappearance [dɪsəˈpɪərəns] disappear ndisparition f
disappearance [dɪsəˈpɪərəns] disappear n (see vi) → Verschwinden nt; Aussterben nt
disappearance [dɪsəˈpɪərəns] nscomparsa


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Just as, to the bourgeois, the disappearance of class property is the disappearance of production itself, so the disappearance of class culture is to him identical with the disappearance of all culture.
Palmer's disappearance was as complete as that of "old man Eckert" himself--whom, indeed, the editor of the local paper somewhat graphically accused of having "reached out and pulled him in.
As was true of the general public, his chief interest in the matter centered about the mysterious disappearance of the slayer.
 
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