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- pronunciation:
- dIs
pir
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
disappears, disappearing, disappeared |
| definition 1: |
to become no longer visible.
The plane disappeared in the clouds.The wizard cast a spell and made himself disappear.- synonyms:
- vanish
- antonyms:
- appear, come, materialize
- similar words:
- disperse, dissolve, evanesce, fade, recede
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| definition 2: |
to become nonexistent.
In the afternoon, the clouds disappeared.With the new government, their freedoms disappeared.
- synonyms:
- vanish
- antonyms:
- appear, begin, survive
- similar words:
- die, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, evaporate, fade, pass, perish
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| definition 3: |
to vanish from the awareness of or contact with others.
In rebellion, she went off to Europe where she disappeared for several months.- synonyms:
- vanish
- similar words:
- fade, recede, retreat, withdraw
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| related words: |
abscond, break, go, lift, melt, set, vanish, waste |
adverb + (v.)disappear
abruptly, but, eventually, gradually, instantly, largely, magically, miraculously, momentarily, mysteriously, practically, promptly, quickly, rapidly, simply, suddenly, temporarily, virtually
(v.)disappear
+ adverb
altogether, completely, entirely, fast, forever, good, inside, overnight, shortly, underground, upstairs
(v.)disappear
+ noun
alley,
bend,
blackness,
brush,
cloud,
corner,
crest,
crowd,
curtain,
curve,
darkness,
doorway,
drain,
ether,
flash,
fog,
fold,
glare,
gloom,
hallway,
haze,
horizon,
instant,
jungle,
maze,
mist,
puff,
radar,
shadow,
sight,
stair,
trace,
tunnel,
twilight
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The word disappear
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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