dismissal
7
3.2
- noun
- /dɪsˈmɪsəl/
:
salida
- The teacher announced the dismissal of the students for the day.
- school dismissal
- students prepare for dismissal
Examples
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After the bell rang, students lined up for dismissal from class.
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Others decry what they see as too hasty a dismissal of the needs of "the gifted child."
Academic text (1996) -
Miss Fish, can we get a dismissal slip, please?
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The Ministry of Education requires the instant dismissal from your school ..
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Ms. Johnson, the school board would have every right... to insist on your dismissal.
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We go back to our homeroom for dismissal.
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Students were not observed during other activities, such as music, art, recess, lunch, arrival, or dismissal.
Academic text (2012) -
Belle looked nonplussed at the abrupt dismissal, but offered no argument.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Any further utterances in public... or media appearances by Brian Clough... will be met with instant dismissal."
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"Yes, sir." After Padretti nodded dismissal, Everson stood, saluted, and strode from the room.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
148
4.2
Polite permission to leave a person or place
129
1.0
The act of leaving a place or situation
97
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
77
5.2
The official release from a job, duty, or service
39
6.1
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
23
5.5
Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly
14
4.0
The act of forcing someone to leave a place or group
4
1.0
The act of going away from a place or person
1
7.0
To say goodbye in a polite or formal way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Dehumanizing
- Offensive
4
7.8
- Formal
1
9.9
14
8.2
7
3.2
141
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dismissal comes from the Latin parts dis- 'away' and mittere 'to send', so it originally meant 'to send away'. That is why a teacher's or judge's dismissal lets people leave — they are officially 'sent away'.