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dismission

UK/dɪsˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

dismission noun: the act of dismissing or sending away (someone).

Noun

dismission (countable and uncountable, plural dismissions)

  1. The act of dismissing or sending away (someone).
    • Though Mrs Honour was principally attached to her own interest, she was not without some little attachment to Sophia. […] She no sooner therefore heard a piece of news, which she imagined to be of great importance to her mistress, than, quite forgetting the anger which she had conceived two days...1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
  2. Removal from office; termination of employment or services, or position in ones affections.
    • I told her […] that her dismission was intended for an indignity to me; that I was very sorry to be obliged to part with her, and hoped she would meet with as good a service.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
    • Fairservice looked very blank at this demand, justly considering it as a presage to approaching dismission.1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy
  3. The setting aside (of something) from consideration.

Forms of dismission

pluraldismissions

Origin of dismission

From dismiss + -ion.

Questions about dismission

What does dismission mean?
Dismission means the act of dismissing or sending away (someone).
What part of speech is dismission?
Dismission is a noun.
How do you pronounce dismission?
Dismission is pronounced /dɪsˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of dismission?
The plural of dismission is dismissions.

Words near dismission in the dictionary

  1. dismisseth
  2. dismissibility
  3. dismissible
  4. dismissing
  5. dismissingly
  6. dismission
  7. dismissions
  8. dismissive
  9. dismissively
  10. dismissiveness
  11. dismissory

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