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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Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that Habba was not lawfully appointed to that post as well, disqualifying her from the position.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
In a second post on his official governor of California X account, Newsom shared an article on the comments from the Los Angeles Times saying it was "disgusting and disqualifying".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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
