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Definitions

disqualification

[dis-kwol-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / dɪsˌkwɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
disability; rejection for participation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elimination exclusion
STRONG
awkwardness clumsiness debarment incapacity incompetence incompetency ineligibility ineptitude lack unfitness
WEAK
disenablement disentitlement incapacitation unproficiency
Antonyms
WEAK
ability aptitude capability

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Horse racing’s leading trainer with nearly 2,900 victories to his credit scored his only Run for the Roses victory because of a disqualification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The logical structure is identical, and the disqualification is the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Price's latest conviction and driving disqualification was dealt with in the Single Justice Procedure, a secretive court process where magistrates deal with less serious criminal cases behind closed doors.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification over his helmet decorated with tributes to Ukraine’s war dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Few people would be surprised at the disqualification of those notoriously ferocious candidates.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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