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disappear

 
(dĭs'ə-pîr') pronunciation

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.


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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.

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v

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

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To stop being seen or existing.

pronunciation 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.

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Disappear (INXS song)

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"Disappear"
Single by INXS
from the album X
Released 8 December 1990
Format 7", CD single
Recorded 1990
Genre Alternative rock
Length 4:10
Writer(s) Michael Hutchence, Jon Farriss
Producer Chris Thomas
INXS singles chronology
"Suicide Blonde"
(1990)
"Disappear"
(1990)
"By My Side"
(1991)

"Disappear" is a single by INXS, the second single taken from their album X. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's seventh and last top 10 single. It was a lesser hit in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #21.

The song was written by Jon Farriss and Michael Hutchence while they were living together in Hong Kong in 1989.

Contents

B-sides

The B-sides were a Coldcut remix of their 1985 hit; What You Need and a Solo composition, Middle Beast, written and performed by bassist; Garry Beers.

Track listing

  • Dutch 7"
  1. "Disappear (single version)"
  2. "Middle Beast"
  • UK CDS
  1. "Disappear (LP Version)"
  2. "Disappear Extended 12" Mix"
  3. "What You Need (Coldcut 'Force' Mix)"
  • Australian MAXI CD
  1. "Disappear (LP Version)"
  2. "Disappear Extended 12" Mix"
  3. "Middle Beast"
  4. "What You Need (Coldcut 'Force' Mix)"

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 23
Canadian Singles Chart 9
German Singles Chart 43
UK Singles Chart 21
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 10

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 90

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Common misspelling(s) of disappear

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  • dissapear

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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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