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• past participle of disappear.
• past tense form 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

Also set to appear on the show is Mollica’s Thomas Shepherd, an older incarnation of one of Wanda and Vision’s magically created sons who had disappeared when the hex enveloping Westview was undone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, Morris disappeared again in 2024 and hasn’t been found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The dramatic flames have disappeared, but hot spots can continue to burn beneath the earth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Her husband and campaign manager told Phoenix New Times that she disappeared for two days after the alleged assault.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

The badger sneered, as if this were a personal annoyance to him, and disappeared into the bushes, ignoring the chipmunk’s squeaks for help.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Related Words

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