Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action of disappearing or vanishing.

    Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets.

    Verschwinden

    исчезнове́ниеisčeznovénije, пропа́жаpropáža

    зни́кненняznýknennja, пропа́жаpropáža

  2. (countable, uncountable)Passing out of sight.

    From the shore, they watched the disappearance of the ships' masts into the haze.

    the event of passing out of sight

  3. (countable, uncountable)Leaving secretly of without explanation

    The prosecuting attorney was concerned about the potential disappearance of witnesses.

    the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

  4. (countable, uncountable)Cessation of existence.

Examples

75 sentences
  1. The police are looking into his disappearance.

    ruПолиция разбирается с его исчезновением.

    deDie Polizei befasst sich mit seinem Verschwinden.

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  2. We have to look into the disappearance of the doctor.

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  3. We are going to look into the disappearance of the money.

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  4. Tom's disappearance completely baffled the police.

    ruИсчезновение Тома окончательно сбило с толку полицию.

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  5. Tom's disappearance remains a mystery.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
action of disappearing or vanishing:
Русский
By meaning 1
action of disappearing or vanishing:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
action of disappearing or vanishing:

Origin

From disappear + -ance.

From disappear + -ance.

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Forms

plural: disappearances
Singulardisappearance
Pluraldisappearances

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of leaving secretly or without explanation:disappearing
  • gradually ceasing to be visible:fade

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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