Meanings
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1
noun
The act of removing someone from their job.
He threatened any employee found stealing with instant dismissal.
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2
noun
The act of refusing to take an idea or feeling seriously.
Her quick dismissal of his suggestion seemed rude.
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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
From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.