DISQUALIFIED

disqualified

(adjective) disqualified by law or rule or provision

disqualified

(adjective) barred from competition for violation of rules; “a disqualified player”

DISQUALIFY

disqualify, unfit, indispose

(verb) make unfit or unsuitable; “Your income disqualifies you”

disqualify

(verb) declare unfit; “She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disqualified

simple past tense and past participle of disqualify

Source: Wiktionary


DISQUALIFY

Dis*qual"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disqualified; p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying.]

1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift. Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey.

2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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