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disappearance

DEFINITIONS OF: disappearance

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n the event of passing out of sight

Antonyms:
appearance
the event of coming into sight
Types:
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immersion, ingress
(astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse
evanescence
the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
vanishing
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
fadeout, receding
a slow or gradual disappearance
Type of:
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
an event that happens

n gradually ceasing to be visible

Synonyms:
fade
Type of:
conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something

n ceasing to exist

“he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula”
“what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?”
“the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures”
Type of:
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent
an event that happens

n the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

Synonyms:
disappearing
Antonyms:
appearance
the act of appearing in public view
Types:
vanishing
a sudden disappearance from sight
Type of:
departure, going, going away, leaving
the act of departing
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