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dismissal
/dɪˈsmɪsəl/
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What does dismissal mean?
noun
- The act of sending someone away.
- Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
- A written or spoken statement of such an act.
More meanings (5)
noun
- 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.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈsmɪsəl/
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"Oh, that was different," said Mrs. Lapham, in contemptuous dismissal of the comparison, and yet with a certain fondness.
The anxiety with which Wallenstein's enemies pressed for his dismissal, ought to have convinced the Emperor of the importance of his services.
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Immediately after the dismissal of Smith, indeed upon the very day of that event, it was rumored that I intended to resign.
Although my other men received only half these wages, they were more useful, and after this dismissal we were far more comfortable.
After her husband’s funeral at Trieste, Lady Burton’s first step should have been the dismissal of her household, except one or two servants.