disqualification
pronunciation
How to pronounce disqualification in British English:
UK [dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪ'keɪʃn]
How to pronounce disqualification in American English:
US [dɪsˌkwɑləfɪˈkeʃən]
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- Noun:
- unfitness that bars you from participation
- the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Word Origin
- disqualification (n.)
- 1710s, agent noun from disqualify.
Example
- 1. Foul play will result in disqualification from the competition .
- 2. But in the case of short weight or disqualification ?
- 3. Illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army .
- 4. If he continues this , he 's gonna lose his title on disqualification .
- 5. Now , just as the french had faced up to his disqualification from public life , the case against the former imf boss seems close to collapse .