dismissal

dismissal
noun
1 from a job
ADJECTIVE
▪ automatic, immediate, instant (esp. BrE), summary
▪

His attack on the manager led to his instant dismissal.

▪ constructive (BrE), unfair, wrongful
▪

She won her claim for constructive dismissal because she had been pressured into resigning.

▪

an employee claim for unfair dismissal

VERB + DISMISSAL
▪ lead to
▪ call for
▪

Crash victims are calling for the dismissal of the bus driver.

▪ be faced with, be threatened with, face, risk
▪

They were warned that they risked dismissal if the strike continued.

▪ warrant
▪

These mistakes were not nearly serious enough to warrant his dismissal.

▪ appeal (AmE), appeal against (BrE), claim
▪

Cooke, who was with the firm 30 years, claims unfair dismissal.

▪ uphold (esp. AmE)
▪

The court upheld the dismissal.

PREPOSITION
▪ dismissal for
▪

his dismissal for poor performance

▪ dismissal on the grounds of
▪

She is now faced with dismissal on the grounds of misconduct.

PHRASES
▪ grounds for dismissal, reason for dismissal
2 refusing to consider sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ arrogant, casual, cavalier (esp. AmE), easy
▪ abrupt, curt, offhand
▪ outright, wholesale
▪

His wholesale dismissal of women composers is indefensible.

PREPOSITION
▪ dismissal of
▪

his callous dismissal of her father's illness


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