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• /dɪsˈmɪs/
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• CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S M IH1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).

181 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: طَرَدَ (ṭarada) — to discharge
• Arabic: أَقَالَ (ʔaqāla) — to discharge
• Azerbaijani: çıxarmaq — to discharge
• Azerbaijani: azad etmək — to discharge
• Azerbaijani: kənar etmək — to discharge
• Azerbaijani: kənarlaşdırmaq — to discharge
• Azerbaijani: işdən çıxarmaq — to discharge
• Belarusian: звальня́ць (zvalʹnjácʹ) — to discharge
• Belarusian: зво́льніць (zvólʹnicʹ) — to discharge
• Bulgarian: уволня́вам (uvolnjávam) — to discharge
• Catalan: destituir — to discharge
• Catalan: acomiadar — to discharge
• Catalan: despedir — to discharge
• Chinese Mandarin: 解僱 /解雇 (jiěgù) — to discharge
• Czech: propustit — to discharge
• Dutch: ontslaan — to discharge
• Dutch: de laan uitsturen — to discharge
• Esperanto: eksigi — to discharge
• Finnish: irtisanoa — to discharge
• Finnish: sanoa irti — to discharge
• Finnish: erottaa — to discharge
• French: renvoyer — to discharge
• French: limoger — to discharge
• French: licencier — to discharge
• French: démettre — to discharge
• Galician: despedir — to discharge
• German: entlassen — to discharge
• German: kündigen — to discharge
• Hebrew: לפטר — to discharge
• Hungarian: elbocsát — to discharge
• Hungarian: elküld — to discharge
• Hungarian: felmond — to discharge
• Italian: licenziare — to discharge
• Italian: congedare — to discharge
• Italian: mandare via — to discharge
• Italian: dimettere — to discharge
• Japanese: 解雇する (kaiko suru) — to discharge
• Korean: 해고하다 (haegohada) — to discharge
• Māori: ākiri — to discharge
• Mizo: bàn — to discharge
• Mongolian: халах (xalax) — to discharge
• Norwegian Bokmål: avskjedige — to discharge
• Norwegian Bokmål: sparke — to discharge
• Odia: ବରଖାସ୍ତ (barakhāsta) — to discharge
• Portuguese: demitir — to discharge
• Portuguese: dispensar — to discharge
• Romanian: destitui — to discharge
• Romanian: concedia — to discharge
• Romanian: revoca — to discharge
• Romanian: demite — to discharge
• Russian: увольня́ть (uvolʹnjátʹ) — to discharge
• Russian: уво́лить (uvólitʹ) — to discharge
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir à dreuchd — to discharge
• Spanish: despedir — to discharge
• Spanish: echar — to discharge
• Spanish: cesantear — to discharge
• Swedish: avskeda — to discharge
• Swedish: sparka — to discharge
• Swedish: entlediga — to discharge
• Swedish: upplösa — to discharge
• Ukrainian: звільня́ти (zvilʹnjáty) — to discharge
• Ukrainian: звільни́ти (zvilʹnýty) — to discharge
• Urdu: بَرْخاسْت (barxāst) — to discharge
• Vietnamese: đuổi — to discharge
• Vietnamese: thải hồi — to discharge
• Vietnamese: sa thải — to discharge
• Bulgarian: отпращам (otpraštam) — to order to leave
• Dutch: wegsturen — to order to leave
• Esperanto: forsendi — to order to leave
• Finnish: häätää — to order to leave
• Finnish: ajaa pois — to order to leave
• French: renvoyer — to order to leave
• French: rompez — to order to leave
• German: entlassen — to order to leave
• German: wegtreten lassen — to order to leave
• Hungarian: feloszlat — to order to leave
• Hungarian: elenged — to order to leave
• Hungarian: távozást engedélyez — to order to leave
• Hungarian: „oszolj” — to order to leave
• Italian: rompere le righe — to order to leave
• Italian: in libertà — to order to leave
• Mizo: kaltír — to order to leave
• Mizo: chhuah — to order to leave
• Norwegian Bokmål: dimittere — to order to leave
• Norwegian Bokmål: avskjedige — to order to leave
• Portuguese: dispensar — to order to leave
• Romanian: alunga — to order to leave
• Russian: отпуска́ть (otpuskátʹ) — to order to leave
• Spanish: dejar salir — to order to leave
• Spanish: romper filas — to order to leave
• Spanish: terminar — to order to leave
• Spanish: despedir — to order to leave
• Spanish: permitir retirarse — to order to leave
• Swahili: kuaga — to order to leave
• Swedish: entlediga — to order to leave
• Swedish: skingra — to order to leave
• Ottoman Turkish: قوغمق (koğmak, kovmak) — to order to leave
• Ukrainian: відпуска́ти (vidpuskáty) — to order to leave
• Vietnamese: đuổi — to order to leave
• Vietnamese: giải tán — to order to leave
• Yiddish: משלח זײַן (meshaleyekh zayn) — to order to leave
• Dutch: wegdrukken — to dispel
• Dutch: onderdrukken — to dispel
• Finnish: hylätä — to dispel
• Finnish: unohtaa — to dispel
• German: aufgeben — to dispel
• German: fahren lassen — to dispel
• German: sich verabschieden von — to dispel
• Hungarian: elhesseget — to dispel
• Hungarian: elűz — to dispel
• Italian: scacciare — to dispel
• Māori: whakaparahako — to dispel
• Māori: whakamahea — to dispel
• Mizo: hnawt darh — to dispel
• Norwegian Bokmål: avfeie — to dispel
• Norwegian Bokmål: avferdige — to dispel
• Portuguese: descartar — to dispel
• Swedish: avfärda — to dispel
• Ottoman Turkish: قوغمق (koğmak, kovmak) — to dispel
• Vietnamese: gạt bỏ — to dispel
• Vietnamese: xua đuổi — to dispel
• Bulgarian: отхвърлям (othvǎrljam) — to reject, refuse to accept
• Catalan: rebutjar — to reject, refuse to accept
• Dutch: afwijzen — to reject, refuse to accept
• Dutch: weigeren — to reject, refuse to accept
• Finnish: hylätä — to reject, refuse to accept
• Finnish: tyrmätä — to reject, refuse to accept
• French: rejeter — to reject, refuse to accept
• German: abweisen — to reject, refuse to accept
• German: einstellen — to reject, refuse to accept
• German: zurückweisen — to reject, refuse to accept
• German: fallen lassen — to reject, refuse to accept
• Ancient Greek: ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) — to reject, refuse to accept
• Hungarian: ejt — to reject, refuse to accept
• Hungarian: elutasít — to reject, refuse to accept
• Italian: respingere — to reject, refuse to accept
• Italian: rigettare — to reject, refuse to accept
• Italian: archiviare — to reject, refuse to accept
• Italian: mandar via — to reject, refuse to accept
• Māori: whakahoe — to reject, refuse to accept
• Mizo: hnâwl — to reject, refuse to accept
• Mizo: hnar — to reject, refuse to accept
• Norwegian Bokmål: avvise — to reject, refuse to accept
• Polish: zakańczać — to reject, refuse to accept
• Polish: zakończyć — to reject, refuse to accept
• Portuguese: rejeitar — to reject, refuse to accept
• Portuguese: dispensar — to reject, refuse to accept
• Portuguese: arquivar — to reject, refuse to accept
• Russian: отклоня́ть (otklonjátʹ) — to reject, refuse to accept
• Russian: отклони́ть (otklonítʹ) — to reject, refuse to accept
• Swedish: avfärda — to reject, refuse to accept
• Swedish: avvisa — to reject, refuse to accept
• Vietnamese: bỏ — to reject, refuse to accept
• Vietnamese: bác bỏ — to reject, refuse to accept
• Vietnamese: bác — to reject, refuse to accept
• Dutch: negeren — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• German: übergehen — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• German: missachten — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• German: nicht weiter beachten — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Norwegian Bokmål: avvise — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Norwegian Bokmål: avfeie — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: desestimar — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: desechar — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: hacer caso omiso de — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: dar poca importancia a — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: quitar importancia a — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Spanish: sobreseer — to invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration
• Dutch: wegwuiven — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Dutch: afwimpelen — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• German: beiseiteschieben — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• German: von dannen schicken — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• German: wegfegen — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• German: abwimmeln — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Hungarian: elvet — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Hungarian: elutasít — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Hungarian: elküld — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Hungarian: elbocsát — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Māori: whakahoe — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• Norwegian Bokmål: avfeie — to send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain
• French: retirer — cricket: to get a batsman out
• Vietnamese: đánh — cricket: to get a batsman out