disappearedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd/, U.S.

/ˌdɪsəˈpɪ(ə)rd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disappear v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < disappear v. + -ed suffix¹.With the specific use as noun compare Spanish desaparecido desaparecido n.

A. adj.

1. That has disappeared; that has ceased to be present or visible; vanished; missing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > vanishing or disappearing > vanished

vanished1594

disappeared1647

fleeted1810

1647 tr. J. Böhme Way to Christ iv. iii. 31 The disappeared heavenly body [Ger. der verblichene himlische leib] riseth in the power of God.

1837 Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer 25 Apr. 82/1 The forming of caverns to contain the disappeared water.

1857 A. G. De Gurowski Amer. & Europe i. 11 History overthrows the condemnatory verdicts, and teaches that the fact was the reverse, and restores to their due share the disappeared, wasted and withered races and nations.

1910 Fine Arts Jrnl. 22 150/1 (caption) Pale gray sky, which shows the disappeared sun's rosy rays on the under side of clouds.

1955 Mod. Lang. Rev. 50 202 This may indeed be the ‘disappeared’ third copy recorded by Professor Tracy.

2006 D. Keene Frog in Well iv. 79 Kazan's evocation of a disappeared world may bring tears.

2. Of a person: absent without explanation; missing; spec. known or suspected to have been arrested or abducted for political reasons and secretly imprisoned or killed; that has been made to disappear. Cf. disappear v. 4b.

ΚΠ

1947 E. Heimann Freedom & Order vii. 198 If this is true, then the issue of the disappeared Polish officers is only further confused.

1974 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. 11/1 Mr Guerra was..legal adviser to the Committee of Relatives of Disappeared Persons, a lobby group that has held the authorities responsible for the death or disappearance of several hundred people in recent years.

1989 Third Text Summer 25 A ritual of collective, silent demonstration performed by an Argentinian association of female relatives of ‘disappeared’ civilians.

1998 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 8 It is clear that the abductors of the disappeared political activists systematically and repeatedly violated Indonesian law.

2014 Kashmir Observer (Nexis) 31 Aug. Scores of family members of disappeared persons participated in the peaceful protest.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. People who have disappeared considered as a class; spec. people known or suspected to have been arrested or abducted for political reasons and secretly imprisoned or killed. Cf. disappear v. 4b.In spec. use, frequently with reference to Latin America.

ΚΠ

1969 C. Bukowski Days run away like Wild Horses iii. 188 The hearse comes through the room filled with The beheaded, the disappeared, the living Mad.

1978 R. M. Brown Theol. in New Key iii. 84 People are taken from their homes by masked gangs. They are never heard from again; they become ‘the disappeared’, who are tortured to extract information about their political activities before they are killed.

1998 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 May His party wanted to see a resolution to the dreadful suffering to the relatives of the ‘disappeared’ and the standing down of the IRA active service units.

2014 Art & Christianity Summer 13/1 Mask-like graphite heads commemorating the disappeared of Chile were visible through the chancel arches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disappeared
释义	disappearedadj.n. Brit. /ˌdɪsəˈpɪəd/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˈpɪ(ə)rd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disappear v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < disappear v. + -ed suffix¹.With the specific use as noun compare Spanish desaparecido desaparecido n. A. adj. 1. That has disappeared; that has ceased to be present or visible; vanished; missing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [adjective] > vanishing or disappearing > vanished vanished1594 disappeared1647 fleeted1810 1647 tr. J. Böhme Way to Christ iv. iii. 31 The disappeared heavenly body [Ger. der verblichene himlische leib] riseth in the power of God. 1837 Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer 25 Apr. 82/1 The forming of caverns to contain the disappeared water. 1857 A. G. De Gurowski Amer. & Europe i. 11 History overthrows the condemnatory verdicts, and teaches that the fact was the reverse, and restores to their due share the disappeared, wasted and withered races and nations. 1910 Fine Arts Jrnl. 22 150/1 (caption) Pale gray sky, which shows the disappeared sun's rosy rays on the under side of clouds. 1955 Mod. Lang. Rev. 50 202 This may indeed be the ‘disappeared’ third copy recorded by Professor Tracy. 2006 D. Keene Frog in Well iv. 79 Kazan's evocation of a disappeared world may bring tears. 2. Of a person: absent without explanation; missing; spec. known or suspected to have been arrested or abducted for political reasons and secretly imprisoned or killed; that has been made to disappear. Cf. disappear v. 4b. ΚΠ 1947 E. Heimann Freedom & Order vii. 198 If this is true, then the issue of the disappeared Polish officers is only further confused. 1974 N.Y. Times 12 Mar. 11/1 Mr Guerra was..legal adviser to the Committee of Relatives of Disappeared Persons, a lobby group that has held the authorities responsible for the death or disappearance of several hundred people in recent years. 1989 Third Text Summer 25 A ritual of collective, silent demonstration performed by an Argentinian association of female relatives of ‘disappeared’ civilians. 1998 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 29 Apr. 8 It is clear that the abductors of the disappeared political activists systematically and repeatedly violated Indonesian law. 2014 Kashmir Observer (Nexis) 31 Aug. Scores of family members of disappeared persons participated in the peaceful protest. B. n. With the and plural agreement. People who have disappeared considered as a class; spec. people known or suspected to have been arrested or abducted for political reasons and secretly imprisoned or killed. Cf. disappear v. 4b.In spec. use, frequently with reference to Latin America. ΚΠ 1969 C. Bukowski Days run away like Wild Horses iii. 188 The hearse comes through the room filled with The beheaded, the disappeared, the living Mad. 1978 R. M. Brown Theol. in New Key iii. 84 People are taken from their homes by masked gangs. They are never heard from again; they become ‘the disappeared’, who are tortured to extract information about their political activities before they are killed. 1998 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 1 May His party wanted to see a resolution to the dreadful suffering to the relatives of the ‘disappeared’ and the standing down of the IRA active service units. 2014 Art & Christianity Summer 13/1 Mask-like graphite heads commemorating the disappeared of Chile were visible through the chancel arches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1647
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