Origin: Latin suffix -al
Dismissal has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
"The judge granted a dismissal, ending the case before any evidence was presented in court."
official notice that you have been fired from your job
"The manager's angry dismissal came as a shock to everyone in the office."
permission to go; the sending away of someone
"The teacher gave the dismissal bell a loud ring, signaling that it was finally time for everyone to leave class."
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
"The manager announced his dismissal from the company, and he was immediately given a badge that allowed him to leave freely."
The act of sending someone away.
"The coach's sudden dismissal sent the player running toward the locker room."
In plain English: Dismissal is when someone officially ends your employment or removes you from school because of poor performance or breaking rules.
"The teacher's dismissal from her job shocked everyone in the department."
Dismissal is a word coined in the nineteenth century by adding the suffix -al to dismiss. It was created as a model for words like committal, effectively taking over from an older, less common form called dismission.