dismissal Play nounThe act of ordering or allowing someone to leave. SYNONYMS brush-offcashieringdefenestrationdischargeexpulsionfiringknock-backlaying offnon-acceptanceone's cardsone's marching ordersone's noticeoustingpooh-poohingredundancyrefusalrejectionrepudiationrepulsesackingslightsnubthe (old) heave-hothe axethe bootthe chopthe elbowthe pushthe sackturfing out