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dismissal

[ dis-mis-uhl ]
/ dɪsˈmɪs əl /
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noun
an act or instance of dismissing.
the state of being dismissed.
a spoken or written order of discharge from employment, service, enrollment, etc.
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Also dis·mis·sion [dis-mish-uhn]. /dɪsˈmɪʃ ən/.

Origin of dismissal

First recorded in 1800–10; dismiss + -al2

OTHER WORDS FROM dismissal

non·dis·mis·sal, nounpre·dis·miss·al, nounre·dis·miss·al, noun
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Words related to dismissal

adjournment, banishment, bounce, brush-off, deportation, deposition, discharge, dislodgment, displacement, dispossession, dissolution, door, end, eviction, exile, exorcism, expatriation, expulsion, freedom, freeing

How to use dismissal in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for dismissal

dismissal
/ (dɪsˈmɪsəl) /
noun
an official notice of discharge from employment or service
the act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed
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