# Dismiss a vocabulary suggestion

Mark the suggestion dismissed. The word is not suggested again. Needs the right to manage the team vocabulary.

#### Path Parameters

**`suggestion_id`** string required

The suggestion ID.

## Returns

**`suggestion`** object

The decided suggestion, with the fields of [List vocabulary suggestions](/api-reference/vocabulary/list-vocabulary-suggestions).

**`entry`** object or null

The entry an approval wrote, as returned by [Get a vocabulary entry](/api-reference/vocabulary/get-a-vocabulary-entry); null on dismiss.

Example

```bash cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/suggestions/vsug_4e8b2d6f1a3c5097/dismiss" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY"
```


```python Python
import os
import requests

api_key = os.environ["FREDDY_API_KEY"]

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/suggestions/vsug_4e8b2d6f1a3c5097/dismiss",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key},
)

print(response.json())
```


```javascript JavaScript
const apiKey = process.env.FREDDY_API_KEY;

const response = await fetch('https://api.aitronos.com/v1/vocabulary/suggestions/vsug_4e8b2d6f1a3c5097/dismiss', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': apiKey
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
```

**Response:**


```json 200 OK
{
  "suggestion": {
    "id": "vsug_4e8b2d6f1a3c5097",
    "term": "Kubernetes",
    "language": null,
    "source": "learned",
    "people_count": 4,
    "sounds_like": [
      "cube ernetes"
    ],
    "state": "dismissed",
    "decided_by_user_id": "usr_3c91d0a2b7e4",
    "decided_at": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z",
    "list_id": null,
    "entry_id": null,
    "refreshed_at": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z"
  },
  "entry": null
}
```

Errors

```json 401 Unauthorized
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED",
    "message": "Authentication required. Please provide a valid API key.",
    "system_message": "Missing or invalid authorization header",
    "type": "authentication_error",
    "status": 401,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 403 Forbidden
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS",
    "message": "You do not have permission to perform this action.",
    "system_message": "Caller lacks the rights this operation needs.",
    "type": "authorization_error",
    "status": 403,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 404 Not Found
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "SUGGESTION_NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "This vocabulary suggestion does not exist.",
    "system_message": "Vocabulary suggestion not found.",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 404,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```


```json 409 Conflict
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VOCABULARY_SUGGESTION_DECIDED",
    "message": "This vocabulary suggestion was already decided.",
    "system_message": "Vocabulary suggestion already decided.",
    "type": "client_error",
    "status": 409,
    "details": {},
    "trace_id": "req_7d1e4b9a2c",
    "timestamp": "2026-10-26T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Approve a vocabulary suggestion](/api-reference/vocabulary/approve-a-vocabulary-suggestion) — Write the word into a list.
- [Vocabulary API](/api-reference/vocabulary/_index) — Overview of lists, entries and settings.