She was openly dismissedas deranged when she claimed that Rodin had stolen some of her ideas. [Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming] I'd like to know here what "dismissed" means. Thank you in advance for your help.
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No one believed her claim that Rodin had stolen some of her ideas. Her claim was dismissed as they thought she was deranged (mentally incompetent).
— Wilpeter
No one believed her claim that Rodin had stolen some of her ideas.
Her claim was dismissed as they thought she was deranged (mentally incompetent).
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