dismissal
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dismissal
- [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ] UK
- [dɪzˈmɪsəɫ] UK
Where it comes from
From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.
noun dismissals
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The act of sending someone away.
Similar: heave-ho
- Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank. No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
- A written or spoken statement of such an act.
- Release from confinement; liberation.
- Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.
- The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.
- The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.
- The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: release, liberation, discharge, sack, sacking, firing, dismiss, ousting, eviction, expulsion, dissolution, ouster, expel, discontinuation, disbanding, eject
Translations
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noun act of sending someone away
| Español | despido |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | निष्कासन niṣkāsan |
| Português | dispensa |
| Deutsch | Wegschicken, Abweisen, Abweisung |
| Русский | ро́спуск róspusk |
| Tiếng Việt | sự giải tán |
noun deprivation of office
| Español | destitución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해고 haego, 파직 pajik |
| 日本語 | 解雇 kaiko |
| 中文 | 解僱 /解雇 jiěgù |
| हिन्दी | पदच्युति padacyuti, सेवामुक्ति sevāmukti |
| Português | dispensa, demissão, despedimento |
| Français | limogeage, licenciement |
| Deutsch | Entlassung, Kündigung, Abberufung |
| Italiano | licenziamento |
| Ελληνικά | απόλυση apólysi |
| Română | demitere, concediere |
| Русский | увольне́ние uvolʹnénije, отста́вка otstávka, сокраще́ние sokraščénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự giải tán |
| العربية | إِقَالَة ʔiqāla |
noun rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
| Español | desistimiento, sobreseimiento, desestimación |
|---|---|
| Português | arquivamento, arquivação |
| Français | non-lieu |
| Deutsch | Abweisung, Zurückweisung |
| Română | revocare, respingere |
| Русский | отклоне́ние otklonénije |
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title = {dismissal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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