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disqualification
noun
the
act
of
officially
stopping
someone
from
competing
in
a
race
,
game
,
or
activity
,
or
from
doing
a
job
,
because
they
have
broken
a
rule
or
do
not
meet
the
requirements
.
•
The
runner
faced
disqualification
after
failing
the
drug
test
.
The
runner
faced
disqualification
after
failing
the
drug
test
.
•
Her
disqualification
from
the
singing
contest
upset
the
judges
.
Her
disqualification
from
the
singing
contest
upset
the
judges
.
From
the
verb
'disqualify'
(
mid-17th
century
)
+
the
suffix
'-ation'
which
turns
verbs
into
nouns
showing
action
or
result
.
'Disqualify'
combines
'dis-'
(
meaning
'reverse'
or
'remove'
)
with
'qualify'
from
Latin
'qualificare
,
'
meaning
'to
make
fit
.
'
