dis·ap·pear (d s  -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. dis ap·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. |
disappear
Verb
1. to cease to be visible; vanish
2. to go away or become lost, esp. without explanation
3. to cease to exist: the pain has disappeared
disappearance n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | disappear - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace" fall - go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" die - disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" go - be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge" blow over, evanesce, fleet, fade, pass off, pass - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" skip town, take a powder - disappear without notifying anyone (idiom) desorb - go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon" |
| 2. |  disappear - become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"dematerialise, dematerialize - become immaterial; disappear clear - go away or disappear; "The fog cleared in the afternoon" bob under - disappear suddenly, as if under the surface of a body of water end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" | |
| 3. | disappear - cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished" end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" come along, appear - come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" | |
| 4. | disappear - become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"; "her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance" weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
disappear
verb 1. vanish, recede, drop out of sight, vanish off the face of the earth, evanesce, be lost to view or sight << OPPOSITE appear
verb 3. flee, bolt, run away, fly, escape, split (slang) retire, withdraw, take off (informal) get away, vanish, depart, go, make off, abscond, take flight, do a runner (slang) scarper Brit. (slang) slope off, cut and run (informal) beat a hasty retreat, make your escape, make your getaway
4. be lost, be taken, be stolen, go missing, be mislaid
Translations
v disappear [disəˈpiə]
1 to vanish from sight The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon. wegraak, verdwyn يَحْتَجِب، يَخْتَفي (وَراء) изчезвам zmizet forsvinde verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι, χάνομαι desaparecr kaduma ناپدید شدن؛ محو شدن kadota disparaître לְהֵיעָלֵם अदृश्य होना nestati eltűnik menghilang hverfa úr augsÿn sparire 見えなくなる (시야에서) 사라지다 išnykti, dingti pazust; nozust hilang verdwijnen forsvinne, bli borte znikać desaparecer a dispărea исчезать zmiznúť izginiti nestati försvinna หายลับ gözden kaybolmak 不見 щезати نظروں سے اوجھل ہو جانا biến mất 不见
2 to fade out of existence This custom had disappeared by the end of the century. uitsterf يَزول، يَتَلاشى изгубвам се vymizet forsvinde verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι, εκλείπω desaparecer hääbuma از بین رفتن hävitä disparaître לְהִכָּחֵד समाप्त हो जाना isčeznuti eltűnik lenyap hverfa, glatast scomparire 消滅する 사라지다, 자취를 감추다 išnykti izzust lenyap verdwijnen bli borte, forsvinne ginąć desaparecer a dispărea исчезать zaniknúť izginiti iščeznuti försvinna หายไป ortadan kalkmak 消失 пропадати چلن سے خارج ہو جانا mất đi 消失
3 to go away so that other people do not know where one is A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday. spoorloos verdwyn يَخْتَفي губя ce ztratit se forsvinde verschwinden χάνομαι desaparecer haihtuma ناپدید شدن kadota disparaître לְהֵיעָלֵם izgubiti se eltűnik menghilang láta sig hverfa scomparire 姿を消す 행방 불명이 되다, 실종되다 dingti pazust ghaib verdwijnen gjemme seg, forsvinne znikać desaparecer a dispărea пропадать stratiť sa izginiti nestati försvinna หายไปจาก ortadan kaybolmak, sırra kadem basmak 失蹤 зникати گم ہو جانا biến mất 失踪
n disapˈpearance
verdwyning, wegraak إخْتِفاء изчезване (z)mizení forsvinden das Verschwinden εξαφάνιση desaparición kadumine ناپدید شدگی؛ نابودی katoaminen disparition הִיעָלמוּת ओझल isčeznuće, nestanak eltűnés hilang hvarf scomparsa 失そうする 사라짐, 소멸, 행방 불명, 실종 išnykimas, dingimas pazušana; nozušana; izzušana kehilangan verdwijning forsvinning(snummer) zniknięcie desaparecimento dispariţie исчезновение zmiznutie izginotje nestanak försvinnande การหายไป ortadan kaybolma, yok olma 消失 зникнення گمشدگی sự biến mất 消失
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