dismissal C1 Topic:Crime & Justice US /dɪˈsmɪsəl/ UK [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ] See IPA manual Freq #15866 Meanings 1 noun The act of removing someone from their job. He threatened any employee found stealing with instant dismissal. 2 noun The act of refusing to take an idea or feeling seriously. Her quick dismissal of his suggestion seemed rude. 3 noun A court decision that ends a case without a full trial. The judge ordered the dismissal of the lawsuit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of removing someone... dismission 3 noun · a court decision that ends... judgment of dismissal Word family Forms dismissals Derived forms antidismissalnondismissalpredismissal Etymology AI details From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission. Topics Crime & Justice Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dismissal **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsmɪsəl/ **IPA (UK):** [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ] **Frequency rank:** 15866 ## Meanings 1. The act of removing someone from their job. 2. The act of refusing to take an idea or feeling seriously. 3. A court decision that ends a case without a full trial. ## Examples - He threatened any employee found stealing with instant dismissal. - Her quick dismissal of his suggestion seemed rude. - The judge ordered the dismissal of the lawsuit. ## Derived Forms - antidismissal - nondismissal - predismissal ## Etymology From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission. ## AI Etymology Dismissal comes from dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as antidismissal, nondismissal, and predismissal. In present use it covers the act of removing someone from their job, the act of refusing to take an idea or feeling seriously, and a court decision that ends a case without a full trial. ## Topics - Crime & Justice - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown