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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisappearance
/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪə.rəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act or fact of vanishing or going out of sight.
"The sudden disappearance of the sun behind the clouds made it chilly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb disappear, originating from Old French desaparoir and ultimately from Latin disparere (dis- 'apart, away' + parere 'to come to sight, appear'). The noun suffix -ance was later added in Middle English to denote the action, state, or quality of vanishing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disappearance" is said worldwide
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disparition
Transliteration: disparition
"La disparition mystérieuse de la voiture a surpris tout le monde."
Verschwinden
Transliteration: Verschwinden
"Das plötzliche Verschwinden der Akten gab Rätsel auf."
sparizione
Transliteration: sparizione
"La sparizione delle chiavi è ancora un mistero."
desaparición
Transliteration: desaparición
"La policía investiga la misteriosa desaparición."
desaparecimento
Transliteration: desaparecimento
"O desaparecimento do documento causou grandes problemas."
गायब होना
Transliteration: gayab hona
"उसकी अचानक गायब होने की खबर ने सबको चौंका दिया।"
消失
Transliteration: xiāoshī
"这架飞机的神秘消失仍然是个谜。"
사라짐
Transliteration: sarajim
"그의 갑작스러운 사라짐은 모두를 놀라게 했다."
失踪
Transliteration: shissō
"彼の突然の失踪について警察が調査している。"
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