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# disappearance

noun (a disappearance, disappearances)

«disappearance» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A disappearance is when someone or something goes out of sight or cannot be found any more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#m1)
2. The disappearance of something, such as a species or a habit, is when it stops existing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x1)
- Police are looking into the disappearance of a boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x2)
- The sudden disappearance of the magician amazed us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x3)
- Scientists worry about the disappearance of bees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x4)
- The disappearance of the dinosaurs happened about 66 million years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x5)
- After the disappearance of the sun, it got cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x6)
- Nobody noticed the cake's disappearance until teatime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/#x7)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disappearance/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disappearance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disappearance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disappearance» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disappearance.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «disappearance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/disappearance/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disappearance» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/disappearance.html) on Mova free.