noun
1. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation (Freq. 4)
• Syn: ↑disappearing
• Ant: ↑appearance
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disappear (for: ↑disappearing), ↑disappear
• Hypernyms: ↑departure, ↑going, ↑going away, ↑leaving
• Hyponyms: ↑vanishing
2. the event of passing out of sight (Freq. 1)
• Ant: ↑appearance
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disappear
• Hypernyms: ↑happening, ↑occurrence, ↑occurrent, ↑natural event
3. gradually ceasing to be visible (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑fade
• Hypernyms: ↑termination, ↑ending, ↑conclusion
4. ceasing to exist
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he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula
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what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?
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the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures
• Hypernyms: ↑happening, ↑occurrence, ↑occurrent, ↑natural event
Useful english dictionary. 2012.