disappearancedis‧ap‧pear‧ance /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərəns $ -ˈpɪr-/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
- He notified police of the girl's disappearance.
- But the juxtaposition of the two buildings speaks volumes about the rapid disappearance of regional, vernacular, even weirdo architecture.
- Effluent discharges are often made inconspicuous by buildings or the frequent disappearance of the watercourse into culverts.
- Her heart quickened - perhaps they were discussing Puddephat's mysterious disappearance?
- His disappearance could therefore mean only one thing: that some terrible harm had come to him.
- Neither Sister Cooney nor the doctors made any comment, but its disappearance was noted.
- She'd already decided to invent a tummy bug to explain any awkward disappearances she might be forced to make.
- Today they tried to reconstruct what they think might have been his movements before the disappearance.
- We are in touch with you because your name cropped up in reports concerning the disappearance of the murdered man's wife.
ADJECTIVE► mysterious· Her heart quickened - perhaps they were discussing Puddephat's mysterious disappearance?· The mysterious disappearance of Mr. Stavanger alone is something that needs to be cleared up.· Read in studio A search has been launched after a couples mysterious disappearance.· Read in studio Police say they're baffled by the mysterious disappearance of a twenty nine year old farmer.
► virtual· This problem was to plague the new party until its virtual disappearance from the scene after the 1987 general election.· The virtual disappearance of the moon glow then lights up the stars in the darkened sky.
nounappearance ≠ disappearancereappearanceverbappear ≠ disappearreappear
Police are investigating the woman’s disappearance.2when something stops existing: