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{
"term": "dismissal",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of dismissing somebody from their job; an example of this",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He still hopes to win his claim against **unfair dismissal**."
},
{
"text": "The dismissals followed the resignation of the chairman."
},
{
"text": "Crash victims are calling for the dismissal of the bus driver."
},
{
"text": "His attack on the manager led to his instant dismissal."
},
{
"text": "She is now faced with dismissal on the grounds of misconduct."
},
{
"text": "These mistakes were not nearly serious enough to warrant his dismissal."
},
{
"text": "They were warned that they risked dismissal if the strike continued."
},
{
"text": "an employee claim for unfair dismissal"
},
{
"text": "his dismissal for poor performance"
},
{
"text": "The court upheld the dismissal."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["automatic", "immediate", "instant"],
"verb + dismissal": ["lead to", "call for", "be faced with"],
"preposition": ["dismissal for", "dismissal on the grounds of"],
"phrases": ["grounds for dismissal", "reason for dismissal"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the failure to consider something as important",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible."
},
{
"text": "Dismissal of the last piece of evidence as unreliable would severely affect our case."
},
{
"text": "His wholesale dismissal of women composers is indefensible."
},
{
"text": "his callous dismissal of her father's illness"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["arrogant", "casual", "cavalier"],
"preposition": ["dismissal of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the act of not allowing a trial or legal case to continue, usually because there is not enough evidence",
"labels": "(law)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the dismissal of the appeal"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "the act of sending somebody away or allowing them to leave",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the end of the innings of a player or team",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈmɪsl/",
"audio": "di/dismissal/dismissal__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈmɪsl/",
"audio": "di/dismissal/dismissal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}