disappearance
noun/ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
Frequency rank: #5,737 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the state or fact of no longer being visible or present; the act of vanishing.
Example sentence
The police launched an investigation into the sudden disappearance of the young woman.
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