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[ noun ] the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
Synonyms Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Jubal did not hear of Digby 's disappearance when it was announced , and , when he did , while he had a fleeting suspicion , he dismissed it ; if Mike had had_a_finger_in it , he had gotten_away_with it - and what happened to supreme bishops worried Jubal not at_all as_long_as he was n't bothered . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Somehow , all the other passengers ( also supposed to have died in_this web of elaborate frauds to cover_up the disappearance of the personnel of the Gabriel ) had simultaneously `` agreed '' to die . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the event of passing out of sight
Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Death is not permanent defeat and disappearance ; man has a second chance . Related terms appearance happening receding immersion evanescence vanishing vanish |
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[ noun ] gradually ceasing to be visible
Synonyms Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)He took advantage of the antagonism between aggressive assertiveness and anxiety and found a relatively rapid disappearance of anxiety when the former attitude was established . Related terms |
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