Dismission
/dɪsˈmɪʃən/noun
The act of dismissing someone or something; formal discharge or release.
Did you know?Dismission comes from Latin roots meaning “to send apart,” and its deeper family is the same one behind mission, missile, and admit—words built around movement, sending, and release.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dīmittere
“to send away, let go, dismiss”
Late Latin
Latin
dīmissiō
“a sending away, dismissal”
Old French
Old French
dismission
“dismissal, discharge”
14th-16th Century
English
dismission
“the act of sending away or releasing; formal dismissal”
Modern English
English
dismission
“formal dismissal or discharge”