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dismissal

dis'misәl7 senses · 739 ms
Level B2
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noun[dɪsˈmɪsəɫ][dɪzˈmɪsəɫ]
  1. 1

    The act of sending someone away.countableuncountable

  2. 2

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

    • No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
  3. 3

    A written or spoken statement of such an act.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    Release from confinement; liberation.countableuncountable

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.countableuncountable

  8. 8

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

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