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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
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