@ satheesh
what u need to understand is that , suppose you are doing a reaction .
so, u must have some reactant initially , and after some period of time the reactant will going to form product under suitable condition , and that is what we called as reaction . ryt ??
and so, during a reaction , the reactant will obviously decrease in concentration , and the product will also increase in concentration , that is same as rate of reaction . "
RATE OF REACTION BESICALLY MEANS , THE SPEED OR THE RATE AT WHICH THE REACTANT WILL CONSUME , AND THE PRODUCT WILL FORM .
SO, RATE OF DISAPPEARANCE OF REACTANT AND RATE OF REACTION , ARE BOTH SAME .
hope it clears your doubt
all the best ..