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1. Having lost your job
   - discharged, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped

1. Bar from attention or consideration
   "She dismissed his advances"
   - disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
    
2. Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
   "This case is dismissed!"
   - throw out
    
3. Stop associating with
   - send packing, send away, drop
    
4. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   - displace, fire, give notice, can [N. Amer], give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
    
5. End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
   "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
   - usher out
    
6. Declare void
   - dissolve

See also: dismissal, dismissible, dismission, dismissive, unemployed

Type of: alter, change, modify, reject, remove, say farewell

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