dismissal

Universal Words noun 1 [U,C] the act of dismissing sb from their job; an example of this: He still hopes to win his claim against unfair dismissal. * The dismissals followed the resignation of the chairman. 2 [U] the failure to consider sth as important: Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible. * Dismissal of the last piece of evidence as unreliable would severely affect our case.