la

feminine

/dis.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃/

#2214 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

disappearance, vanishing

Word origin

Formed on disparaître, from Latin dis- ('apart') and parere ('to appear'). English 'appear' and 'apparition' come from the same verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: parere
English cognates: apparition, appear

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraldisparitions

Examples

The police are investigating the young woman's disappearance.

surpris .

His disappearance took the whole family by surprise.

Three disappearances took place in the same area.

The sun vanishing behind the mountain was magnificent.

' .

The animals going missing worry the whole village.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

disparition: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "disparition" (disappearance, vanishing): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 45.