Standard Lemma guide

dismissal

noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]
  • UK: [dɪzˈmɪsəɫ]
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S M IH1 S AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of sending someone away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heave-ho

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A written or spoken statement of such an act.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Release from confinement; liberation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Removal from consideration; putting something out of one's mind, mentally disregarding something or someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim or charge made therein.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The final blessing said by a priest or minister at the end of a religious service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion

Narrower terms: superannuation, conge, congee, removal, deactivation, inactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight

10

noun

Meaning 10

a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: judgment of dismissal, judgement of dismissal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: judgment, judgement, judicial decision

11

noun

Meaning 11

permission to go; the sending away of someone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: permission

12

noun

Meaning 12

official notice that you have been fired from your job

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dismission, pink slip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: notice

Narrower terms: walking papers, marching orders

History

Etymology

From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отпращане (otpraštane) — act of sending someone away
  • Danish: bortsendelse — act of sending someone away
  • German: Wegschicken — act of sending someone away
  • German: Abweisen — act of sending someone away
  • German: Abweisung — act of sending someone away
  • Hindi: निष्कासन (niṣkāsan) — act of sending someone away
  • Hungarian: elbocsátás — act of sending someone away
  • Indonesian: pengusiran — act of sending someone away
  • Latin: dīmissiō — act of sending someone away
  • Portuguese: dispensa — act of sending someone away
  • Russian: ро́спуск (róspusk) — act of sending someone away
  • Spanish: despido — act of sending someone away
  • Ottoman Turkish: اذن (izn) — act of sending someone away
  • Vietnamese: sự giải tán — act of sending someone away
  • Arabic: إِقَالَة (ʔiqāla) — deprivation of office
  • Belarusian: звальне́нне (zvalʹnjénnje) — deprivation of office
  • Bulgarian: уволне́ние (uvolnénie) — deprivation of office
  • Catalan: destitució — deprivation of office
  • Catalan: llicenciament — deprivation of office
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解僱 /解雇 (jiěgù) — deprivation of office
  • Czech: propuštění — deprivation of office
  • Danish: opsigelse — deprivation of office
  • Danish: fyring — deprivation of office
  • Danish: afskedigelse — deprivation of office
  • Dutch: ontslag — deprivation of office
  • Estonian: vallandamine — deprivation of office
  • French: limogeage — deprivation of office
  • French: licenciement — deprivation of office
  • German: Entlassung — deprivation of office
  • German: Kündigung — deprivation of office
  • German: Abberufung — deprivation of office
  • Greek: απόλυση (apólysi) — deprivation of office
  • Hindi: पदच्युति (padacyuti) — deprivation of office
  • Hindi: सेवामुक्ति (sevāmukti) — deprivation of office
  • Indonesian: pemecatan — deprivation of office
  • Italian: licenziamento — deprivation of office
  • Japanese: 解雇 (kaiko) — deprivation of office
  • Korean: 해고 (haego) — deprivation of office
  • Korean: 파직 (pajik) — deprivation of office
  • Latvian: atlaišana — deprivation of office
  • Lithuanian: atleidimas — deprivation of office
  • Macedonian: отпуштање (otpuštanje) — deprivation of office
  • Macedonian: отпуст (otpust) — deprivation of office
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppsigelse — deprivation of office
  • Persian: برکناری (bar-kenâri) — deprivation of office
  • Polish: zwolnienie — deprivation of office
  • Polish: dymisja — deprivation of office
  • Portuguese: dispensa — deprivation of office
  • Portuguese: demissão — deprivation of office
  • Portuguese: despedimento — deprivation of office
  • Romanian: demitere — deprivation of office
  • Romanian: concediere — deprivation of office
  • Russian: увольне́ние (uvolʹnénije) — deprivation of office
  • Russian: отста́вка (otstávka) — deprivation of office
  • Russian: сокраще́ние (sokraščénije) — deprivation of office
  • Serbo-Croatian: отпуштање — deprivation of office
  • Serbo-Croatian: otpuštanje — deprivation of office
  • Slovak: prepustenie — deprivation of office
  • Slovene: odpustitev — deprivation of office
  • Slovene: odpust — deprivation of office
  • Swedish: uppsägning — deprivation of office
  • Tamil: பணிநீக்கம் (paṇinīkkam) — deprivation of office
  • Ukrainian: зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja) — deprivation of office
  • Ukrainian: звільня́ння (zvilʹnjánnja) — deprivation of office
  • Urdu: بَرْخاسْتَگی (barxāstagī) — deprivation of office
  • Vietnamese: sự giải tán — deprivation of office
  • Bulgarian: отхвъ́рляне (othvǎ́rljane) — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Danish: afvisning — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • French: non-lieu — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • German: Abweisung — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • German: Zurückweisung — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Hungarian: elutasítás — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Icelandic: frávísun — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Portuguese: arquivamento — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Portuguese: arquivação — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Romanian: revocare — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Romanian: respingere — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Russian: отклоне́ние (otklonénije) — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Spanish: desistimiento — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Spanish: sobreseimiento — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Spanish: desestimación — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
  • Tagalog: pawalansaysay — rejection of a legal proceeding, or a claim
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