Dismissed vs Cancelled - What's the difference?
dismissed | cancelled |
(dismiss)
(senseid)(lb) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
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(lb) To order to leave.
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(lb) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
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(lb) To reject; to refuse to accept.
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*:"He was here," observed Drina composedly, "and father was angry with him." ¶ "What?" exclaimed Eileen. "When?" ¶ "This morning, before father went downtown." ¶ Both Selwyn and Lansing cut in coolly, dismissing the matter with a careless word or two; and coffee was served—cambric tea in Drina's case.
To get a batsman out.
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To give someone a red card; to send off.
*{{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 28, author=Kevin Darlin, work=BBC
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No longer planned or scheduled.
(of a mail item) Marked over the stamp, to show that the stamp has been used.
As verbs the difference between dismissed and cancelled
is that dismissed is (dismiss) while cancelled is (cancel).As an adjective cancelled is
no longer planned or scheduled.dismissed
English
Verb
(head)dismiss
English
Verb
West Brom 1-3 Blackburn, passage=Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.}}
cancelled
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Alternative forms
* canceled (US)Verb
(head)- The game was cancelled because of snow on the field.
Adjective
(-)- The cancelled show would have drawn 5,000 fans.