DISQUALIFICATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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