disappearance, disappearing -- (the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
disappearance -- (the event of passing out of sight)
fade, disappearance -- (gradually ceasing to be visible)
disappearance -- (ceasing to exist; "he regretted the disappearance of Greek from school curricula"; "what was responsible for the disappearance of the rainforest?"; "the disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures")