disappearance

/,disə'piərəns/

Thân thiện

He watched the magician's disappearance from the stage.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of ceasing to exist or be present: "disappearance" refers to the state or fact of no longer existing or being available.
   • The act or instance of passing from sight: "disappearance" denotes the event of something or someone becoming invisible or no longer seen.
   • The act of leaving secretly or without explanation: "disappearance" can describe the unexplained or secret departure of a person.

Examples

• Ceasing to exist:
  • Scientists are studying the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
  • The disappearance of traditional crafts is a cultural loss.
• Passing from sight:
  • The magician's best trick was the sudden disappearance of a rabbit.
  • We watched the disappearance of the ship over the horizon.
• Leaving secretly:
  • Her sudden disappearance worried all her friends.
  • The police are investigating the businessman's mysterious disappearance.

Advanced Usage

• "Disappearance from": to no longer be present in a specific place or context.
  • The disappearance of his name from the list was unexpected.
• "Disappearance into": to vanish by entering something.
  • We witnessed its disappearance into the thick fog.

Variants and Related Words

• Disappear (verb): to cease to be visible or to exist.
  • The sun disappeared behind the clouds.
• Disappearing (adjective/gerund): in the process of vanishing.
  • The disappearing coastline is a concern.

Synonyms

• Vanishing: the act of disappearing suddenly and completely.
• Extinction: the state or process of a species or custom ceasing to exist.
• Evaporation: a gradual disappearance or dissipation (often metaphorical).

Related Phrases

• Unexplained disappearance: a vanishing with no known cause or reason.
  • The case remains an unexplained disappearance.
• Forced disappearance: a human rights term for when a person is secretly imprisoned or killed.
  • The report documented several cases of forced disappearance.

Related Idioms

• "To vanish into thin air": to disappear completely and mysteriously.
  • The documents seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Học thuật

Noun

1. ceasing to exist
   • 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
2. gradually ceasing to be visible
3. the event of passing out of sight
4. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fade
• disappearing