dismissal

[ 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 Words From

• nondis·missal noun
• predis·missal noun
• redis·missal noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dismissal¹

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

Example Sentences

FBI directors usually serve a fixed 10-year term, and Comey’s dismissal was the first firing of one since 1993.

From Los Angeles Times

The snap judgment among legal experts was that a federal judge’s dismissal on Nov. 7 of a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the leader in advanced chatbots, will short-circuit an ever-growing effort by artists and writers to keep AI firms from stealing their content.

From Los Angeles Times

But that condescending dismissal misses the point — both the point of the original 4B movement and why American women are talking about it now.

From Salon

It also allows the club to tie up all the loose ends around Amorim’s coaching team, with interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy stating after the Leicester game he expects to hear either on Sunday or Monday whether he and the remainder of Ten Hag’s team who stayed on following the Dutchman’s dismissal last month are to stay.

From BBC

The case’s dismissal appeared inevitable following Trump’s Tuesday victory.

From Salon