disappeared

[ dis-uh-peerd ]

/ ˌdɪs əˈpɪərd /

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adjective

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.

(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.

noun (used with a plural verb)

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

the simple past tense and past participle of disappear.

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Origin of disappeared

First recorded in 1400–50 as a verb: disappear + -ed¹, and in 1640–50 as an adjective: disappear + -ed²

Words nearby disappeared

disambiguate, disambiguation, disannul, disappear, disappearance, disappeared, disapplication, disappoint, disappointed, disappointing, disappointment

How to use disappeared in a sentence

This generates a permissiveness to attack those who are defending human rights —relatives of disappeared persons—and try to cancel the work they do.
The mothers of Mexico’s missing use social media to search for mass graves|Chantal Flores|October 11, 2022|MIT Technology Review
In that country at that moment, the Catholics have practically disappeared.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A Charlie Hebdo reporter said that security provision had been relaxed in the last month or so and the police car disappeared.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But even though he has been disappeared, Castro is not forgotten.
An Informant, a Missing American, and Juarez’s House of Death: Inside the 12-Year Cold Case of David Castro|Bill Conroy|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

When the U.S. went to war with Japan, American movies disappeared.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There should be a retrievable record of exactly when the Airbus disappeared from radar.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His wife stood smiling and waving, the boys shouting, as he disappeared in the old rockaway down the sandy road.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
I saw Cardinal de Giovenozzo this morning; and he tells me that Wharton has disappeared.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Just as it disappeared from view he caught a glimpse of a charming little girl, peeping out of a latticed window beside the door.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
Long after the boats had disappeared, the kites could still be seen among the gorgeous clouds.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

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