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• past tense form of disappear.
• past participle of disappear.

disappeared

American  

[dis-uh-peerd] / ˌdɪs əˈpɪərd /

adjective

1. having vanished from sight or existence.

   Right this minute, the only thing I want to do is to find a way to recover my disappeared phone photos.

   The museum displays tools and artifacts from an almost disappeared culture, known only from one archaeological site.

2. (of a person) having vanished under suspicious or unknown circumstances.

   Family members of the disappeared persons were denied the right to any effective remedy, including the right to know the fate of their loved ones.

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. none the disappeared people, especially political opponents, who have vanished under suspicious or unknown circumstances, or without due process of law.

   The determination of the parents, grandparents, and—most recently—children of the disappeared is finally putting dictators, torturers, and their accomplices behind bars.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of disappear.

Etymology

Origin of disappeared

First recorded in 1400–50 as a verb: disappear ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ), and in 1640–50 as an adjective: disappear ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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disappeared

Their speed, in this view, was an evolutionary defense against a hunter that later disappeared.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

But as Violet disappeared into the waves that morning, she looked vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Dandia acknowledged Islamophobia had not disappeared, but he was optimistic about how far New York's Muslim community has come.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Couples have married at the anvil in Gretna Green for centuries, but the traditional craft had disappeared from the village.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

He disappeared through the double doors without looking back.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Related Words

• absent
• adrift
• disoriented
• hidden
• invisible
• misplaced
• vanished