disappeared
Americanadjective
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having vanished from sight or existence.
Right this minute, the only thing I want to do is to find a way to recover my disappeared phone photos.
The museum displays tools and artifacts from an almost disappeared culture, known only from one archaeological site.
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(of a person) having vanished under suspicious or unknown circumstances.
Family members of the disappeared persons were denied the right to any effective remedy, including the right to know the fate of their loved ones.
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of disappeared
First recorded in 1400–50 as a verb: disappear ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ), and in 1640–50 as an adjective: disappear ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Another anomaly: During Covid, the weekend effect disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Pulisic at his finest is definitely not bang-average, and he had a brilliant year for AC Milan in Italy — but it was last year, and in 2026 he virtually disappeared.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The brother of a British toddler who disappeared from an Australian beach has told an inquiry that the family has lived with the consequences of police failure for more than 50 years.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Most of those tariffs have since disappeared, but the recent proposal to impose 25 percent tariffs on some Brazilian products for alleged unfair trade practices has once again rankled Brasilia.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The next second I caught sight of Elliot again, and all thoughts of smiling disappeared.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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