HyperDic: disappearance

English > 4 senses of the word *disappearance*:
NOUN	act	disappearance, disappearing	the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
	event	disappearance	the event of passing out of sight
	act	disappearance, fade	gradually ceasing to be visible
	event	disappearance	ceasing to exist

disappearance > pronunciation
Sounds	dih.sahpih'rahns; dih.sahpiy'rahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *disappearance*: 4 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of leaving secretly or without explanation.
Synonym	disappearing
Narrower	vanishing	A sudden disappearance from sight
Broader	departure, going, going away, leaving	The act of departing
Opposite	appearance	The act of appearing in public view
Spanish	desaparición
Catalan	desaparició
Verbs	disappear	get lost, as without warning or explanation

English > *disappearance*: 4 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	The event of passing out of sight.
Narrower	evanescence	The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
	ingress, immersion	(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
	receding, fadeout	A slow or gradual disappearance
	vanishing	A sudden or mysterious disappearance
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Opposite	appearance	The event of coming into sight
Spanish	desaparición
Catalan	desaparició
Verbs	disappear	become invisible or unnoticeable / unnoticeable

English > *disappearance*: 4 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	gradually ceasing to be visible.
Synonym	fade
Broader	termination, ending, conclusion	The act of ending something
Spanish	desvanecimiento, disipación
Catalan	dissipació, esvaïment
Verbs	disappear	cease to exist
Verbs	disappear	become invisible or unnoticeable / unnoticeable

English > *disappearance*: 4 senses > noun 4, event
Meaning	Ceasing to exist.
Examples	"he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula" "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?" "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures"
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens

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