Meanings
plural disqualifications
- countableuncountableThe act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
Henry won the match due to the disqualification of his opponent.
1 more example
the disqualification of certain people for holding certain positions
- countableuncountableThat which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
Sickness is a disqualification for labor.
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Conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office.
- countableuncountableball gamesThe act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
Synonyms: fouling out
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishqualification
- Englishdisqualification
From dis- + qualification.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِقْصَاء
- إِقْصَاء (ʔiqṣāʔ)act of disqualifying
Basque deskalifikazio
- deskalifikazioact of disqualifying
Bulgarian дисквалификация
- дисквалификация (diskvalifikacija)act of disqualifying
Catalan desqualificació
- desqualificacióact of disqualifying
Czech diskvalifikace
- diskvalifikaceact of disqualifying
Danish diskvalificering, diskvalifikation
- diskvalificeringact of disqualifying
- diskvalifikationact of disqualifying
Dutch diskwalificatie
- diskwalificatieact of disqualifying
Finnish diskvalifiointi
- diskvalifiointiact of disqualifying
French disqualification
- disqualificationact of disqualifying
German Disqualifikation
- Disqualifikationact of disqualifying
Greek ανικανότητα
- ανικανότητα (anikanótita)act of disqualifying
Indonesian diskualifikasi
- diskualifikasiact of disqualifying
Italian squalifica
- squalificaact of disqualifying
Japanese 不合格
- 不合格act of disqualifying
Māori whakakorenga, whakakorekorenga
- whakakorengaact of disqualifying
- whakakorekorengaact of disqualifying
- whākorekorengaact of disqualifying
Norwegian Bokmål diskvalifikasjon, diskvalifisering
- diskvalifikasjonact of disqualifying
- diskvalifiseringact of disqualifying
Polish dyskwalifikacja
- dyskwalifikacjaact of disqualifying
Romanian descalificare
- descalificareact of disqualifying
Russian дисквалификация, деквалификация
- дисквалификация (diskvalifikacija)act of disqualifying
- деквалификация (dekvalifikacija)act of disqualifying
Slovak diskvalifikácia
- diskvalifikáciaact of disqualifying
Spanish descalificación, desclasificación
- descalificaciónact of disqualifying
- desclasificaciónact of disqualifying
Swedish diskvalifikation, diskvalificering
- diskvalifikationact of disqualifying
- diskvalificeringact of disqualifying
Ukrainian дискваліфіка́ція
- дискваліфіка́ція (dyskvalifikácija)act of disqualifying
Welsh anghymhwyso, gwaharddiad
- anghymhwysoact of disqualifying
- gwaharddiadact of disqualifying
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with disqualification
Cite this entry
disqualification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disqualification
“disqualification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disqualification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disqualification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disqualification.
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