Misappearance
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A false appearance; An instance of seeming as other than what is the true form; an illusion.
"Certain priests, whom he describes as conversing very learnedly together, appeared to the children, who were at some distance, like dead horses; and many the like misappearances."
- 2 Something that appears in a way that it should not.
"We know of no set of men who are more quick to detect any misappearance than the force having charge of the condition of the yard."
Example
More examples"Certain priests, whom he describes as conversing very learnedly together, appeared to the children, who were at some distance, like dead horses; and many the like misappearances."
Etymology
From mis- + appearance or misappear + -ance.
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