disappear

v., -peared, -pear·ing, -pears.

v.intr.

1. To pass out of sight; vanish.
2. To cease to exist.

v.tr.
To cause (someone) to disappear, especially by kidnapping or murder.

disappearance dis'ap·pear'ance n.

SYNONYMS   disappear, evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish. These verbs mean to pass out of sight or existence: a skyscraper disappearing in the fog; time seeming to evanesce; courage evaporating; memories fading away; hope slowly vanishing.

verb

1. To pass out of sight either gradually or suddenly: evanesce, evaporate, fade, fade out, vanish. See show/hide.
2. To cease to exist: die (away or out), expire. See live/die.

v

Definition: vanish; cease
Antonyms: appear, arrive, come in

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IN BRIEF: To stop being seen or existing.

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough. — Earl Wilson (1907-1987), American newspaper columnist, from Hall Syndicate.

  ["Disappear, disappear","Turn around I'm lookin' at salvation","Make me realize all that I am, baby","All the things that you do so well","Say I'm cryin', lookin' at what's on TV","","","","","You're so fine, lose my mind","All the problems, all the fears","Disappear, disappear","It can't ever be denied and I never will ignore","All the problems, all the fears","And the world seems to disappear","Look into myself and reason","","Disappear, disappear","Say you're mine and give yourself","And the world seems to disappear","Disappear, disappear","You're so fine, lose my mind","You're so fine, lose my mind","Makin' spells as the shadows close in","","All the problems, all the fears","You put the light inside this man","","You're so fine, lose my mind","Say if I could","And the world seems to disappear","And the world seems to disappear","Words are healin', sweet anticipation","And the world seems to disappear","And the world seems to disappear","All the problems, all the fears","And the world seems to disappear","But when I see you comin' I can take it all","You're so fine, lose my mind","Pain and sufferin' and the struggle to be free","And the world seems to disappear","And the world seems to disappear","And the world seems to disappear","You're so fine","I'm needin' all that you can give me","To the feelings that you know","You're so fine, lose my mind","","","But I could never never see or","And the world seems to disappear","All the problems, all the fears","","Make sense of the deal","","","And the world seems to disappear","And fall across all our yesterdays","All the problems, all the fears"]

Performed by: INXS
Written by: Jon Farriss; Michael Hutchence

Credits: Farriss, Jon (Songwriter); Hutchence, Michael (Songwriter); CHARDONNAY INVESTMENTS LTD (Publisher); MIGUEL INTERNATIONAL LTD (Publisher)

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Common misspelling(s) of disappear

• dissappear
• dissapear

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forsvinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdwijnen, uitsterven, verminderen, doen verdwijnen

Français (French)
v. intr. - disparaître, s'égarer, s'effacer, s'aplanir, tomber en désuétude, (Ling) s'amuïr, (fig) s'éclipser, s'esquiver

Deutsch (German)
v. - verschwinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαφανίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
sparire, scomparire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desaparecer

Русский (Russian)
исчезнуть

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desaparecer, desvanecerse, esfumarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvinna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
消失, 不见

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 消失, 不見

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 모습을 감추다, 행방 불명하다, 사라지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見えなくなる, なくなる, 消失する, 見えなくする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يختفي, يزول, يتلاشى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נעלם, נכחד, הלך לאיבוד‬

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