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DISQUALIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disqualification" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disqualification"):
recusal; recusation ((law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves)
Derivation:
disqualify (make unfit or unsuitable)
disqualify (declare unfit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Unfitness that bars you from participation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("disqualification" is a kind of...):
unfitness (the quality of not being suitable)
Derivation:
disqualify (make unfit or unsuitable)
disqualify (declare unfit)
