verb · formal

dismiss

/dɪsˈmɪs/dis·MISS

Band 5-6speakingtask2

to officially remove someone from their job or position

Examples

“The company dismissed three employees for breaching safety rules.”

“He was dismissed despite his long service.”

“Complaints of unfair dismissal led to an internal review.”

Band 8 sentence

“Because the decision was part of a wider restructuring rather than misconduct, the employees were lawfully dismissed with generous severance packages.”

Collocations

dismiss an employee
wrongful dismissal
face dismissal

Word family

dismiss verbdismissal noundismissive adjective

Common mistakes

He was fired for poor performance.→He was dismissed for poor performance.

Say it for a higher band

5let go→6sack→7+dismiss

Synonyms

sack

Easily confused

ignore

“She ignored his remark and continued working.”

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