disappearance

[dis-uh-peer-uhns]

noun

1. the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disappearance¹

First recorded in 1705–15; disappear + -ance

Example Sentences

The disappearance of the contingency plan from the USDA’s site counters Vice President J.D.

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Ahead of the election, rights groups condemned government repression, with Amnesty International citing a "wave of terror" involving enforced disappearances, torture, and extrajudicial killings of opposition figures.

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Vonster’s ghosting—a mere failure to appear where or when he said he would—would become a byword for all forms of social disappearance.

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This perceived guarantee has contributed to the steady disappearance of community banks.

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Emma Thompson as a private investigator and Ruth Wilson as a woman seeking answers to the apparent disappearance of a child.

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Related Words

• departure 
• exodus 
• loss 
• removal