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English noun: disappearance | |||
| 1. | disappearance (act) the act of leaving secretly or without explanation | ||
| Synonyms | disappearing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | vanishing | ||
| Antonyms | appearance | ||
| 2. | disappearance (event) the event of passing out of sight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | evanescence, fadeout, immersion, ingress, receding, vanishing | ||
| Antonyms | appearance | ||
| 3. | disappearance (act) gradually ceasing to be visible | ||
| Synonyms | fade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
| 4. | disappearance (event) ceasing to exist | ||
| Samples | 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 (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
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