Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disqualifies, present participle disqualifying, past tense, past participle disqualified
verb
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. [beVERB-ed + from]
The stewards conferred and eventually decided to disqualify us. [VERB noun]
[Also V n + from]
disqualification (dɪskwɒlɪfɪkeɪʃən)Word forms: plural disqualificationsvariable noun [oft with poss]
Livingston faces a four-year disqualification from athletics. [+ from]
Synonyms: unfitness, incapacity, disablement, incapacitation More Synonyms of disqualify
Synonyms: ban, exclusion, elimination, rejection More Synonyms of disqualify
More Synonyms of disqualify
disqualify in British English
(dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ)
verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied(transitive)
1.
to make unfit or unqualified
2.
to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
3.
to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest
4.
to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privileges
disqualified from driving
Derived forms
disqualifiable (disˈqualiˌfiable)
adjective
disqualification (disˌqualifiˈcation)
noun
disqualifier (disˈqualiˌfier)
noun
disqualify in American English
(dɪsˈkwɔləˌfaɪ; ˈdɪsˈkwɔləˌfaɪ)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈqualiˌfied or disˈqualiˌfying
1.
to make unfit or unqualified; incapacitate
2.
to make or declare ineligible; take a right or privilege away from, as of further participation in a sport, for breaking rules