disparition

disappearance

noun dees-pah-ree-SYOHN Less Common

Usage Note

Disparition covers the disappearance of a person, object, or species (la disparition d'une espèce). It is also used as a euphemism for death, particularly in the formal phrase depuis sa disparition ('since his passing'). The verb is disparaître and the adjective disparu means 'gone' or 'deceased'.

Examples

"La disparition de l'enfant inquiète tout le quartier."

Natural Translation

The child's disappearance worries the whole neighbourhood.

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