noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/dɪsˌkwɑːləfɪˈkeɪʃn/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:D IH0 S K W AA2 L AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the disqualification of certain people for holding certain positions
Henry won the match due to the disqualification of his opponent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office.
Sickness is a disqualification for labor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fouling out
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prevention, bar
Narrower terms: recusation, recusal
5
noun
Meaning 5
unfitness that bars you from participation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unfitness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English qualification English disqualification From dis- + qualification.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
إِقْصَاء
(ʔiqṣāʔ)
— act of disqualifying
Basque:
deskalifikazio
— act of disqualifying
Belarusian:
дыскваліфіка́цыя
(dyskvalifikácyja)
— act of disqualifying
Bulgarian:
дисквалификация
(diskvalifikacija)
— act of disqualifying
Catalan:
desqualificació
— act of disqualifying
Czech:
diskvalifikace
— act of disqualifying
Danish:
diskvalificering
— act of disqualifying
Danish:
diskvalifikation
— act of disqualifying
Dutch:
diskwalificatie
— act of disqualifying
Finnish:
diskvalifiointi
— act of disqualifying
French:
disqualification
— act of disqualifying
German:
Disqualifikation
— act of disqualifying
Greek:
ανικανότητα
(anikanótita)
— act of disqualifying
Indonesian:
diskualifikasi
— act of disqualifying
Italian:
squalifica
— act of disqualifying
Japanese:
不合格
— act of disqualifying
Māori:
whakakorenga
— act of disqualifying
Māori:
whakakorekorenga
— act of disqualifying
Māori:
whākorekorenga
— act of disqualifying
Norwegian Bokmål:
diskvalifikasjon
— act of disqualifying
Norwegian Bokmål:
diskvalifisering
— act of disqualifying
Norwegian Nynorsk:
diskvalifikasjon
— act of disqualifying
Norwegian Nynorsk:
diskvalifisering
— act of disqualifying
Polish:
dyskwalifikacja
— act of disqualifying
Romanian:
descalificare
— act of disqualifying
Russian:
дисквалификация
(diskvalifikacija)
— act of disqualifying
Russian:
деквалификация
(dekvalifikacija)
— act of disqualifying
Slovak:
diskvalifikácia
— act of disqualifying
Slovene:
diskvalifikacija
— act of disqualifying
Spanish:
descalificación
— act of disqualifying
Spanish:
desclasificación
— act of disqualifying
Swedish:
diskvalifikation
— act of disqualifying
Swedish:
diskvalificering
— act of disqualifying
Ukrainian:
дискваліфіка́ція
(dyskvalifikácija)
— act of disqualifying
