disqualification

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, X-SAMPA: /dIs%kwQl@fI"keISn/
• (GenAm) IPA: /dɪsˌkwɑːləfɪˈkeɪʃn/, X-SAMPA: /dIs%kwA:l@fI"keISn/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

disqualification (plural disqualifications)

1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices.
2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor.

Translations

act of disqualifying

• Bulgarian: дисквалификация (bg) f (diskvalifikacija)
• Czech: diskvalifikace (cs) f

• German: Disqualifikation (de) f