/ Dictionary / Index D dismissal: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dis•miss•al Pronunciation: (dis-mis'ul), [key] — n. an act or instance of dismissing. the state of being dismissed. a spoken or written order of discharge from employment, service, enrollment, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dismissal (Thesaurus) dismiss dismissive Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language