Refuse vs. Dismiss
Difference Between Refuse and Dismiss
Refuseadjective
Discarded, rejected.
Dismissverb
(transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
The company dismissed me after less than a year.Refusenoun
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
Dismissverb
(transitive) To order to leave.
The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.Refusenoun
(obsolete) refusal
Dismissverb
(transitive) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
He dismissed all thoughts of acting again.Refuseverb
(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
My request for a pay rise was refused.Dismissverb
(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
The court dismissed the case.Refuseverb
(intransitive) To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.Dismissverb
To send or put away.
She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.Refuseverb
(military) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacksDismissverb
To get a batsman out.
He was dismissed for 99 runs.Refuseverb
To disown.
Dismissverb
To give someone a red card; to send off.
Refusenoun
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Dismissverb
bar from attention or consideration;
She dismissed his advancesRefuseverb
show unwillingness towards;
he declined to join the group on a hikeDismissverb
cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration;
This case is dismissed!Refuseverb
refuse to accept;
He refused my offer of hospitalityDismissverb
stop associating with;
They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlockRefuseverb
elude, especially in a baffling way;
This behavior defies explanationDismissverb
terminate the employment of;
The boss fired his secretary todayThe company terminated 25% of its workersRefuseverb
refuse to let have;
She denies me every pleasurehe denies her her weekly allowanceDismissverb
end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave;
I was dismissed after I gave my reportRefuseverb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
His body rejected the liver of the donorDismissverb
declare void;
The President dissolved the parliament and called for new electionsRefuseverb
refuse entrance or membership;
They turned away hundreds of fansBlack people were often rejected by country clubs
