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dismissal

[dɪzˈmɪsəɫ]noun3 syllables

Dismissal means: the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart).

Synonyms for dismissal11

noun, as in the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking

noun, as in a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal

noun, as in official notice that you have been fired from your job

dismission, pink slip

also used for dismissal

heave-ho

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What does dismissal mean?4

noun

1

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

2

a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

3

official notice that you have been fired from your job

4

permission to go; the sending away of someone

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dismissal?3

two syllables

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Dismissal in a sentence

  • Bankruptcy is to the employer what dismissal is to the employee.unknown
  • Membership of an allotment association is not grounds for dismissal.sundown
  • Too many lesson cancellations resulted in the teacher's dismissal.Ergulis
  • The dismissal of foreign minister Tanaka is symbolic of the continuing political turmoil.unknown
  • The manager threatened him with dismissal.CM
  • His mistakes led to his eventual dismissal.Ahha
  • What were the grounds for her dismissal?Nuel
  • Mary will almost certainly sue Tom over what she perceives as an unjust dismissal.Objectivesea

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Forms of dismissal

as a noun

plural
dismissals