dismissed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of dismiss.

   The manager dismissed three workers during the restructuring.

   He dismissed her concerns as overblown and changed the subject.

   Note

   One regular -ed form does double duty. In "he dismissed the idea" it is the simple past; in "the idea was dismissed" or "she has dismissed it" it is the participle. The passive is where the form is busiest, often followed by as to name the verdict: dismissed as a rumor, dismissed as naive. Out of this participle grew the "fired" adjective and others.

2. 2
   adjective

   Having had one's job ended by an employer; fired or let go.

   The dismissed manager filed a complaint with the labor board.

   Dismissed employees lined up outside to collect their final paychecks.

   Similarfired, sacked, terminated

3. 3
   adjective

   Treated as unimportant or not worth considering; rejected out of hand.

   The dismissed proposal resurfaced years later with strong support.

   Her dismissed concerns about the bridge later proved entirely valid.

   Similardisregarded, discounted, overlooked

   Oppositeaccepted, acknowledged

   Note

   Here the word describes not the act of rejecting but how it feels to be rejected. It grades like any adjective of feeling (very dismissed, the more dismissed they feel, the most dismissed groups), and that is where it parts from the past participle: a proposal is dismissed by someone, but a person feels very dismissed. It sits most naturally after feel, and before people or groups who are overlooked.

4. 4
   interjection

   Spoken by a person in authority to signal that the meeting or interaction is over and that listeners should leave.

   After the briefing, the commander gave a curt "Dismissed."

   "You may go. Dismissed." The cadets snapped to attention and marched out.

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