dismissal

[ dis-mis-uh l ]

/ dɪsˈmɪs əl /

an act or instance of dismissing.

the state of being dismissed.

a spoken or written order of discharge from employment, service, enrollment, etc.

Also dis·mis·sion

[dis-mish-uh n] /dɪsˈmɪʃ ən/.

Origin of dismissal

First recorded in 1800–10; dismiss + -al²

non·dis·mis·sal, noun pre·dis·miss·al, noun re·dis·miss·al, noun

dismast, dismay, disme, dismember, dismiss, dismissal, dismissive, dismount, dismutase, disnature, disney

After dismission, many said to me, "You gave us the pure word and we enjoyed it."

American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 10, October, 1889 |Various
I design to write to the General Court requesting a dismission, or at least a furlough.

Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution |John Adams
Upon their dismission, I had been requested to join the company in the drawing-room.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX. |Various
My conduct may, I fear, be objectionable in having accepted my dismission from your daughter's lips instead of your own.

Pride and Prejudice |Jane Austen

In this interval the disciples interceded for her dismission with the answer she requested.

Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II |Francis Augustus Cox

dismissal

/ (dɪsˈmɪsəl) /

an official notice of discharge from employment or service

the act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed