dis·miss (d s-ms )tr.v. dis·missed, dis·miss·ing, dis·miss·es 1. To end the employment or service of; discharge. 2. To direct or allow to leave: dismissed troops after the inspection; dismissed the student after reprimanding him. 3. a. To stop considering; rid one's mind of; dispel: dismissed all thoughts of running for office. b. To refuse to accept or recognize; reject: dismissed the claim as highly improbable. 4. Law To put (a claim or action) out of court without further hearing. 5. Sports a. To eject (a player or coach) for the remainder of a game. b. To put out (a batter) in cricket. [Middle English dismissen, from Medieval Latin dismittere, dismiss-, variant of Latin d  mittere : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + mittere, to send.]dis·miss i·ble adj.dis·mis sion (-msh n) n.Synonyms: dismiss, boot1, bounce, can2, cashier2, discharge, drop, fire, sack1 These verbs mean to terminate the employment of: was dismissed for insubordination; was booted for being late; afraid of being bounced for union activities; wasn't canned because his uncle owns the business; will be cashiered from the army; resort workers discharged at the end of the season; was dropped for incompetence; was fired unjustly; a reporter sacked for revealing a confidential source. See Also Synonyms at eject. |
dismiss
Verb
1. to remove (an employee) from a job
2. to allow (someone) to leave
3. to put out of one's mind; no longer think about
4. (of a judge) to state that (a case) will not be brought to trial
5. Cricket to bowl out (a side) for a particular number of runs [Latin dis- from + mittere to send]
dismissal n
dismissive adj
dismissive adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | dismiss - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" cold-shoulder, slight - pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" discredit - cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary" shrug off - minimize the importance of, brush aside; "Jane shrugged off the news that her stock had fallen 3 points" pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult" turn a blind eye - refuse to acknowledge; "He turns a blind eye to the injustices in his office" laugh away, laugh off - deal with a problem by laughing or pretending to be amused by it; "She laughs away all these problems" disoblige - ignore someone's wishes |
| 2. | dismiss - cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!" | |
| 3. | dismiss - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" drop - terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket" | |
| 4. | dismiss - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, terminate retire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal" pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" remove - remove from a position or an office send away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" | |
| 5. |  dismiss - end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"say farewell - say good-bye or bid farewell | |
| 6. | dismiss - declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections" |
dismiss
verb 2. banish, drop, dispel, shelve, discard, set aside, eradicate, cast out, lay aside, put out of your mind
verb 3. sack, fire (informal) remove (informal) axe (informal) discharge, oust, lay off, kick out (informal) cashier, send packing (informal) give notice to, kiss off (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. give (someone) their marching orders, give (someone) the push (informal) give (someone) the elbow, give the boot to (slang) give the bullet to Brit. (slang) kennet Austral. (slang) jeff Austral. (slang)
Translations
dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] vt [+ worker] → despedir [+ official]; destituir [+ idea], (LAW) → rechazar [+ possibility]; descartar
vi (MIL) → romper filas
v dismiss [disˈmis]
1 to send or put away She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind! afwysend, verwerp, afmaak يَطْرُد، يُبْعِد отпращам propustit, vypustit afvise; skyde fra sig entlassen διώχνω despedir, descartar minema saatma, kõrvale heitma راهی کردن؛ از سر بیرون کردن lähettää pois, karkottaa congédier, écarter לְסָלֵק, לִדחוֹת बरखास्त करना napustiti elenged mengusir vísa á dyr; hætta að hugsa um congedare; abbandonare 去らせる 해산시키다, 떠나게 하다, (생각을) 버리다 paleisti, vyti aizraidīt; sūtīt prom; atteikties (no domas, idejas) menyuruh pergi wegsturen sende vekk, bli av med odprawić, oddalić, odesłać afastar a concedia, a da afară; a alunga отпускать (pre)pustiť odsloviti; opustiti odbaciti avvisa, slå bort ไม่สนใจ; ไล่ออกจาก uzaklaştırmak, göndermek 讓...離開 гнати دور کرنا ، چلتا کرنا sa thải 让...离开
2 to remove from office or employment He was dismissed from his post for being lazy. afdank يَطْرُد من الخِدْمَه уволнявам propustit afskedige; opsige entlassen απολύω despedir, destituir vallandama برکنار کردن؛ اخراج کردن erottaa renvoyer לְפָטֵר हतोत्साहित करना otpustiti elbocsát (alkalmazottat) memecat segja upp licenziare 解雇する 해고하다 atleisti atlaist (no darba) pecat ontslaan avskjedige, si opp zwolnić despedir a concedia увольнять prepustiť odpustiti otpustiti avskeda, entlediga ไล่ออก işten kovmak, yol vermek 解僱 звільняти بر طرف کرنا thải hồi 解雇
3 to stop or close (a law-suit etc) Case dismissed! afwys, van die hand wys يَرْفُض النَّظَر في القَضِيَّه разпускам zamítnout, zastavit afvise abweisen τερματίζω, κηρύσσω τη λήξη anular, cerrar, desestimar tagasi lükkama مخدومه اعلام کردن hylätä rendre une fin de non-recevoir לִדחוֹת תְבִיעָה मुकदमा बंद करना या खारिज करना zaključiti elutasít menutup vísa frá archiviare 却下する 기각하다 baigti, nutraukti izbeigt (lietu, apsūdzību) menutup niet ontvankelijk verklaren avvise, avferdige oddalić encerrar a închide, a încheia прекращать (дело) zamietnuť opustiti obustaviti ogilla, avskriva เลิก (dava) reddetmek 駁回(案件) закрити مقدمہ خارج کرنا bác bỏ 驳回（案件）
n disˈmissal
afdanking, ontslag, afsetting إقالَه، صَرْف، طَرْد уволнение propuštění; zamítnutí afvisning; fyring die Entlassung απόλυση despido, destitución vallandamine; tagasilükkamine راهی سازی؛ اخراج erottaminen, hylkääminen renvoi דְחִייָה, פִּיטוּרִים बरखास्तगी otpust elbocsátás, elküldés pemecatan uppsögn; frávísun congedo 退去 해산, 해고, 기각 atleidimas, nutraukimas aizraidīšana; atteikšanās (no domas); atlaišana (no darba); (lietas) izbeigšana pemecatan ontslag avskjed(igelse), oppsigelse, avvisning dymisja, oddalenie despedimento concediere роспуск;увольнение prepustenie; zamietnutie odslovitev; opustitev obustava avvisande, ogillande, entledigande การไล่ออก izin, işten at(ıl)ma; reddetme 解僱 звільнення; розпуск برخاستگی hành động sa thải 解雇
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