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Meanings of disappearance in English

Russian
исчезновение
Portuguese
desaparecimento
Spanish
desaparición
Catalan
desaparició

Action of disappearing or vanishing.

исчезновение
Portuguese
desaparição
Catalan
desaparició
Spanish
desaparición

The act of leaving secretly or without explanation.

desaparição
Synonyms
Examples for "disappearing"
Examples for "disappearing"
1
Begin at the end: The long line of children, disappearing from view.
The nobodies album
2
TREND Researchers agree that summer sea ice is disappearing faster than expected.
Reuters
3
But her bus was far ahead, and soon disappearing toward Parliament Square.
Atonement
4
The young men were disappearing into American detention camps without a word.
The forever war
5
The ancient equality of the free farmers of Israel was already disappearing.
The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible
Portuguese
desaparecimento
Catalan
dissipació

Gradually ceasing to be visible.

desaparecimento
Usage of disappearance in English
1
The phrases included the 'abolition of distance' and the 'disappearance of frontiers'.
The Rational Optimist
2
Nhat's disappearance is the latest high-profile refugee case in Thailand this year.
Reuters
3
We shouldn't let the disappearance of sea ice in 2016 pass unnoticed.
News.com.au
4
The Malaysian government is continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance.
Radio NZ
5
The investigation will be looking into circumstances surrounding her disappearance, said Mulamu.
The South African
6
In reality, it is knee-deep in this disappearance and torture, Shabibi said.
The Guardian
7
A crime lord from Blackwolf's past, maybe connected to his siblings' disappearance.
Soon I will be invincible
8
Over the past few days I've found significant material about Harriet's disappearance.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
9
I must have listened to him on Harriet's disappearance a thousand times.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
10
Police say Mr Gary Condit is not a suspect in her disappearance.
The Irish Times
11
The disappearance of the girl created a rare old row in Ipswich.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
12
So, was Mai's disappearance a result of her having watched that tape?
Spiral
13
I really don't believe I can solve the mystery of Harriet's disappearance.
The girl with the dragon tattoo
14
One is the disappearance of weapons and equipment belonging to our forces.
Surrender to the will of the night
15
His brother has said such a disappearance was completely out of character.
Radio NZ
16
Of course date of disappearance need not be the date of death.
Monday Mourning
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Disappearance through the time
Disappearance across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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