{
    "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
}