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Definition of "dismissal" []

  • The act of dismissing. (noun)
  • The condition of being dismissed. (noun)
  • An order or notice of discharge. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dismissal" in a sentence
  • "It has been suggested that the real reason for the dismissal is the handling of the Marcellus shale controversy."
  • "And I will continue to think my dismissal is another mistake in a long series of unwise decisions."
  • "His accounts are first hand, eyewitness testimony, and your dismissal is the 'rhetoric' here."