disqualification

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪsˌkwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of barring someone from a competition or position; the state of being barred

A false start led to the sprinter's immediate disqualification.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of barring someone... debarmentexclusion eliminationdisablementineligibilityrejection

Opposites

qualification eligibility admission acceptance

Word family

Related forms disqualify disqualified qualification qualify

Etymology

From disqualify + -ication; disqualify from dis- ('not') + qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make').

qualificare Latin qualis Latin

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# disqualification

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˌkwɑləfəˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of barring someone from a competition or position; the state of being barred

## Examples
- A false start led to the sprinter's immediate disqualification.

## Synonyms
- debarment
- exclusion
- elimination
- disablement
- ineligibility
- rejection

## Antonyms
- qualification
- eligibility
- admission
- acceptance

## Related Forms
- disqualify
- disqualified
- qualification
- qualify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: qualificare
- Root: qualis

## Etymology
From disqualify + -ication; disqualify from dis- ('not') + qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Disqualification is from disqualify + -ication; disqualify from dis- ('not') + qualify, from Medieval Latin qualificare ('to attribute a quality to'), from Latin qualis ('of what kind') + facere ('to make'). Important recorded forms include qualificare (Latin) and qualis (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the act of barring someone from a competition or position; the state of being barred. The wider family includes related words such as disqualify, disqualified, qualification, and qualify.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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