Dismissed

//dɪsˈmɪst// adj, intj, verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of dismiss form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Not having been considered; treated as unimportant; rejected.
"Eve and the "concrete woman" are no more dismissed than Adam and the "concrete man" but are represented as capable of being converted and saved."
2
Having been fired or let go; having had one's employment terminated.
"Since this time BPG factory management have reneged on this agreement and stated they will only reemploy the dismissed workers at a separate facility — an hour away from the current one, an offer rejected by the workers, who have the right to return to the same factory and to their previous positions."

Adjective

1
having lost your job wordnet

Intj

1
Used to indicate that an interaction is at an end and that the listener should leave.

Synonyms

belied confounded confuted contemned declined declined with thanks

Example

"Henry was dismissed by reason of his old age."

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