disqualification

Use Disqualification in a sentence

dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion

[dis-kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
noun
1.
an act or instance of disqualifying.
2.
the state of being disqualified.
3.
something that disqualifies.

Origin:
1705–15; disquali(fy) + -fication

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To disqualification
Collins
World English Dictionary
disqualify (dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , -fies, -fying, -fied
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
 
dis'qualifiable
 
adj
 
disqualifi'cation
 
n
 
dis'qualifier
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Disqualification has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
Example sentences
Diversity is admission by reason of disqualification.
Administrative disqualification hearings and penalties.
Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in
  disqualification.
Another demonstration of science's disqualification to venture outside the
  strict bounds of defined science.
Related Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT