disappearance
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disappearance
- /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/ UK
Where it comes from
From disappear + -ance.
noun disappearances
- The action of disappearing or vanishing. Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets.
- Passing out of sight. From the shore, they watched the disappearance of the ships' masts into the haze.
- Leaving secretly of without explanation The prosecuting attorney was concerned about the potential disappearance of witnesses.
- Cessation of existence. A single undoubted cure of a demonstrated cancer or sarcoma by this treatment would be enough to say definitely that the treatment exerts some specifically curative influence, for the spontaneous disappearance of undoubtedly malignant growths of this character is almost unknown.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disappearing, fade, disappear, vanishing, disappeared, departure, exit, discarding, elimination, discontinuance, removal, dissolution, break-up, disbanding, abolition, abandonment
Translations
Every language
noun action of disappearing or vanishing
| Español | desaparición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소실 sosil |
| 日本語 | 消失 shōshitsu |
| 中文 | 消失 xiāoshī, 失蹤 /失踪 shīzōng |
| Português | desaparição, desaparecimento, sumiço |
| Français | disparition |
| Deutsch | Verschwinden |
| Italiano | sparizione, scomparsa |
| Ελληνικά | εξαφάνιση exafánisi |
| Română | dispariție |
| Русский | исчезнове́ние isčeznovénije, пропа́жа propáža |
| العربية | اِخْتِفَاء iḵtifāʔ |
| עברית | היעלמות, הֵעָלְמוּת he'al'mút |
Talk about this word "disappearance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disappearance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disappearance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disappearance "disappearance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disappearance.Cite this
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title = {disappearance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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