What is "disappeared"

Disappear \Dis`ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disappeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappearing.]

1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.

2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.

1. (context often of a political dissident English) Caused to disappear. v

2. (en-past of: disappear)

Disappeared is an album by English electronic duo Spring Heel Jack. The album was released by Thirsty Ear on August 22, 2000.

Disappeared commonly refers to the victims of forced disappearance.

Disappeared or The Disappeared may also refer to:

• The Disappeared (2008 film), a British horror film
• The Disappeared (2012 film), a Canadian drama film by Shandi Mitchell
• Disappeared (album), an album by Spring Heel Jack
• "Disappeared" (Law & Order), an episode of Law & Order
• Disappeared (TV series), an American series on Investigation Discovery
• Disappeared, a 1995 play by Phyllis Nagy
• The Disappeared, a 2002 novel by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• The Disappeared, a 2009 novel by Kim Echlin
• The Disappeared (novel), a 2015 novel by Roger Scruton
• Disappeared (Northern Ireland)

Disappeared is an American documentary television series on Investigation Discovery which debuted on January 11, 2010. The series contains interviews and commentary by people involved in various cases (usually police officers and other investigators, and the subject's relatives and friends) in which individuals have gone missing unexpectedly. By the time episodes air, some cases have been resolved, with a variety of outcomes, but most often the cases covered have not been explained at the time the episode reaches broadcast. On April 11, 2016, after a three-year hiatus, the series returned to Investigation Discovery for a seventh season.

The Disappeared is a term which refers to people believed to have been abducted, murdered and secretly buried during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains is in charge of locating the remaining bodies, and was led by forensic archaeologist John McIlwaine.