Dismiss vs. Suspend
Difference Between Dismiss and Suspend
Dismissverb
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.Suspendverb
To halt something temporarily.
The meeting was suspended for lunch.Dismissverb
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.Suspendverb
To hold in an undetermined or undecided state.
to suspend one's judgement or one's disbeliefDismissverb
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.Suspendverb
To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
to suspend a thread of execution in a computer programDismissverb
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.Suspendverb
To hang freely; underhang.
to suspend a ball by a threadDismissverb
To send or put away.
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.Suspendverb
To bring a solid substance, usually in powder form, into suspension in a liquid.
Dismissverb
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.Suspendverb
(obsolete) To make to depend.
Dismissverb
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Suspendverb
To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.
to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a clubDismissverb
bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advancesSuspendverb
(chemistry) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
Dismissverb
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!Suspendverb
To remove the value of an unused coupon from an air ticket, typically so as to allow continuation of the next sectors' travel.
Dismissverb
stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlockSuspendverb
hang freely;
The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat themDismissverb
terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workersSuspendverb
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid;
suspend the particlesDismissverb
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my reportSuspendverb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Dismissverb
declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new electionsSuspendverb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it;
Suspend the aid to the war-torn countrySuspendverb
make inoperative or stop;
suspend payments on the loanSuspendverb
as of a prison sentence
