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disappearance|dɪsəˈpɪərəns|
[f. disappear v. + -ance, after appearance.]
The action of disappearing; passing away from sight or observation; vanishing.
1712Addison Spect. No. 317 ⁋2 Not likely to be remembred a Moment after their Disappearance. 1794S. Williams Vermont 115 The usual times of the appearance and disappearance of these birds. 1847Emerson Repr. Men, Montaigne Wks. (Bohn) I. 352 Let a man learn..to bear the disappearance of things he was wont to reverence, without losing his reverence. 1856Stanley Sinai & Pal. viii. (1858) 328 The sudden appearances and disappearances, which baffled all the zeal of his enemies. 1871Morley Voltaire (1886) 351 The final disappearance of many ideas which foster anti-social tendencies.
▸ Freq. euphem. An instance of the abduction or arrest (esp. for political reasons) of a person who is subsequently imprisoned or killed, without his or her fate being made known.
1955N.Y. Times 5 Jan. 22/7 People are listless yet secretive; they know that one word against President Somozoa [sic] could mean their sudden disappearance. 1971Washington Post 7 Mar. a3/6 Opponents of the Arana government charge that killings, kidnappings and disappearances have increased greatly during the last few months. 1984Facts on File World News Digest (Nexis) 24 Feb. 142 f3 The report said the Honduran Department of National Investigation was responsible for many incidents of torture, disappearances and killings. 1991Observer 7 Apr. 2/6 If returned to India, Karamjit Singh Chahal would be at very great risk..of ‘disappearance’ or extra-judicial execution. 2001Independent (Electronic ed.) 26 May Amnesty had been issuing reports on torture and disappearances in Iraq for many years. |