disappearance

Everyday

1. A disappearance is when someone or something goes out of sight or cannot be found any more. tree →
2. The disappearance of something, such as a species or a habit, is when it stops existing. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and mysteries it starts the plot: «the disappearance of the cat». In science and geography it is used for animals dying out, ice melting or forests being cut down. In the news it may describe a missing person. Phrases: «a mysterious disappearance», «since her disappearance».

Examples

• The disappearance of my homework is a mystery. tree →
• Police are looking into the disappearance of a boat. tree →
• The sudden disappearance of the magician amazed us. tree →
• Scientists worry about the disappearance of bees. tree →
• The disappearance of the dinosaurs happened about 66 million years ago. tree →
• After the disappearance of the sun, it got cold. tree →
• Nobody noticed the cake's disappearance until teatime. tree →

Note

Countable: a disappearance, disappearances. Spelling: dis + appear + ance — one s, double p. Verb: disappear; opposite: appearance. A common spelling mistake is «dissappearance».

In Jewish tradition

In stories and mysteries it starts the plot: «the disappearance of the cat». In science and geography it is used for animals dying out, ice melting or forests being cut down. In the news it may describe a missing person. Phrases: «a mysterious disappearance», «since her disappearance».

Examples

• "Infinity is not the aflSrmation ol space but its disappearance" (H. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable: a disappearance, disappearances. Spelling: dis + appear + ance — one s, double p. Verb: disappear; opposite: appearance. A common spelling mistake is «dissappearance».