disqualify
verb (used with object)
to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
disqualifying
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present participleof disqualify.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Although there weren’t many of them numerically, the errors that the A.I. did make were confusing and bewildering enough to be disqualifying.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Talarico has already faced AI-generated advertisements and baseless claims that he is vegan, an apparently disqualifying dietary choice in the barbecue-heavy southern state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
He'd always wanted to join the military like his grandfather and older brothers but unfortunately has a disqualifying heart condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
It means treating Jew-hatred as disqualifying wherever it appears, especially on your own side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In addition, I mentioned factors disqualifying big mammalian candidates for domestication, but I did not tabulate how many candidates are disqualified by each factor on each continent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
