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dismissal

[dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
dis-mis-sal
IPA
[dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of sending someone away.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A written or spoken statement of such an act.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Release from confinement; liberation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The event of a batsman getting out; a wicket.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dī- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin dīmittō, ~mittĕre, ~mīsī, ~missumlbor. Middle English dismissen /dismisen English dismiss Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dismissal From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]

Usage

Inflected Forms

dismissals (plural)

Derived Forms

antidismissal nondismissal predismissal redismissal

Phrases

constructive dismissal letter of dismissal summary dismissal unfair dismissal wrongful dismissal

Synonyms

heave-ho dismission discharge firing liberation release sack sacking

Rhymes With

missile whistle thistle epistle bristle fissile bissell missal entwistle gristle kissel antimissile

Questions

How do you pronounce dismissal?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪsˈmɪsəɫ].
What does dismissal mean?
The act of sending someone away.
Where does dismissal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dī- Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin dīmittō, ~mittĕre, ~mīsī, ~missumlbor. Middle English dismissen /dismisen English dismiss Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dismissal From dismiss + -al. A nineteenth-century coinage (modelled on committal etc.), replacing the regular form dismission.

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