Disappearance
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The action of disappearing or vanishing. countable, uncountable
"Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets."
- 2 the act of leaving secretly or without explanation wordnet
- 3 Passing out of sight. countable, uncountable
"From the shore, they watched the disappearance of the ships' masts into the haze."
- 4 gradually ceasing to be visible wordnet
- 5 Leaving secretly of without explanation countable, uncountable
"The prosecuting attorney was concerned about the potential disappearance of witnesses."
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- 6 the event of passing out of sight wordnet
- 7 Cessation of existence. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 8 ceasing to exist wordnet
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More examples"We have to look into the disappearance of the doctor."
Etymology
From disappear + -ance.
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