disqualify
verb (used with object)
to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
are disqualifying
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present progressiveof disqualify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Racist, homophobic, and deeply cruel statements like these are disqualifying for elected office in L.A.,”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
No matter his success on the football field, Mr. Gruden’s words, and the attitude they reflect, are disqualifying.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
"Those tweets, I feel, are disqualifying for anybody involved in K-12 education," he argued.
From Fox News ● Sep. 15, 2021
“These allegations are disqualifying if true. Anyone who would do this to a child has no place in public office, let alone the United States Senate,” said Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2017
Missing you is always a perpetual ache—and aches are disqualifying for gymnastic feats.
From The Letters of Henry James (volume I) by Henry James
