dismissal

Also dis·mis·sion

[dis-mis-uhl]

noun

1. an act or instance of dismissing.

2. the state of being dismissed.

3. a spoken or written order of discharge from employment, service, enrollment, etc.

Other Word Forms

• nondismissal noun
• predismissal noun
• redismissal noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dismissal¹

First recorded in 1800–10; dismiss + -al ²

Example Sentences

Some managers have been cut out of the loop on staff reductions, unable to answer questions or explain dismissals to teams.

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Tuchel said before Sunday's game he would speak to his players about avoiding any needless red cards after Cristiano Ronaldo's dismissal on Thursday meant he will miss Portugal's opening two matches of the World Cup.

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The verdict, reached last week, caps Dr. Beth Fischgrund’s six-year effort to contest her dismissal from Salinas Valley State Prison, where she worked as a contract psychologist beginning in September 2017.

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His dismissal follows speculation on social media about an internal power struggle in the SPLM.

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“If you threaten the workforce with dismissal, you are going to kill initiative,” said Frank Montoya, a longtime FBI counterintelligence agent who retired from the bureau in 2016.

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