Standard Lemma guide

dismissed

adj · intj · verb · 5 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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  • /dɪsˈmɪst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪst
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S M IH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been fired or let go; having had one's employment terminated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Used to indicate that an interaction is at an end and that the listener should leave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of dismiss

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having lost your job

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discharged, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

dismissed in complete knowledge articles