disappearance

[ dis-uh-peer-uhns ]
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noun
  1. the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.

Origin of disappearance

1
First recorded in 1705–15; disappear + -ance

Words Nearby disappearance

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How to use disappearance in a sentence

  • On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.

    Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
  • Yet, I dare say there are some who, still attending the fair, look back with regret on the disappearance of the good old days.

  • That was strange enough, but in face of the mystery of Radcliffe's disappearance little attention was paid it.

    Uncanny Tales | Various
  • The drama, as far as the Gull-Light was concerned, ended that night with the disappearance of the tug and lifeboat.

  • And the whole class knew that the trouble was over the disappearance of the papers for the review.