# dismiss

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈmɪs/ · frequency rank #8,922

## Definitions
1. To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
2. To order to leave.
3. To dispel; to rid one’s mind of.
4. To reject; to refuse to accept.
5. To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration.
6. To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as).
7. To get a batsman out.
8. To give someone a red card; to send off.

## Etymology
Middle English, from Latin dimissus (“sent away, dismissed, banished”), perfect passive participle of dīmittō (“send away, dismiss”), from dis- + mittere (“to send”).

## Easily confused with
- **dismissed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismiss-vs-dismissed)
- **dismissal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismiss-vs-dismissal)
- **discuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discuss-vs-dismiss)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddismiss`, `dimsiss`, `disimss`, `dismis`, `dismmiss`, `dismsis`, `dissmiss`, `dsimiss`, `idsmiss`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dismiss