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adjective
- 1. (of a person) declared ineligible for an office, activity, or competition because of an offence or infringement: "he was hit by a disqualified driver"
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to stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are unsuitable or they have done something wrong: be disqualified from Two top athletes have been disqualified from the championship after positive drug tests. UK He's been disqualified from driving for a year. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
1. : to deprive of the required qualities, properties, or conditions : make unfit. 2. : to deprive of a power, right, or privilege. 3. : to make ineligible for a prize or for further competition because of violations of the rules. Examples of disqualify in a Sentence. His poor eyesight disqualified him from becoming a pilot.
verb (used with object) , dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing. to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate. to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges; declare ineligible or unqualified.
'disqualified' When someone is disqualified, they are officially told they cannot do something, because they have broken a law or rule.
When someone is disqualified, they are officially stopped from taking part in a particular event, activity, or competition, usually because they have done something wrong. He was convicted of corruption, and will be disqualified from office for seven years.
/dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/ IPA guide. Other forms: disqualified; disqualifying; disqualifies. To disqualify someone is to not allow them to participate, or to make them unfit for participation. Turning eleven would disqualify a person from playing on a soccer team for kids ten and under.
to stop somebody from doing something because they have broken a rule synonym bar. disqualify somebody (from something) He was disqualified from the competition for using drugs. disqualify somebody (from doing something) (British English) You could be disqualified from driving for up to three years. Wordfinder. Take your English to the next level.
Definition of disqualify verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
disqualified. adjective. disqualified by law or rule or provision. synonyms: ineligible. not eligible. adjective. barred from competition for violation of rules. “a disqualified player”.
From Longman Business Dictionary dis‧qual‧i‧fy /dɪsˈkwɒləfaɪ-ˈkwɑː-/ verb (past tense and past participle disqualified) [ transitive] to officially or legally stop someone being allowed to do something, because they have done something wrong The General Medical Council had disqualified a doctor for misconduct.
