disappeared

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈpɪəd/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /dɪsəˈpiːɹd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)d

Adjective

disappeared (not comparable)

  1. (informal, euphemistic) Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.

Translations

Verb

disappeared

  1. simple past and past participle of disappear
    • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75:
      In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.
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