Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Dismissal /dĭs-mĭs'-əl/ · Dis·miss·al · IPA /[dɪsˈmɪsəɫ]/ 01 n. Dismission; discharge. 1. Dismission; discharge. “Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it, upon pain of immediate dismissal.” — Motley.