disqualified

From the verb disqualify: (⇒ conjugate)

disqualified is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•qual•i•fy /dɪsˈkwɑləˌfaɪ/   v. [~ + object (+ from)] , -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. Sport to take away the right to participate in a contest because of a violation of the rules:
   She was disqualified from the election because she did not register on time.
2. to make unfit or unqualified:
   The lack of a good education might disqualify you from some jobs.

dis•qual•i•fi•ca•tion /dɪsˌkwɑləfɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] Faced with disqualification, she decided to withdraw.

[countable] Several disqualifications were announced after the race.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•qual•i•fy  (dis kwol′ə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to deprive of qualification or fitness;
   render unfit;
   incapacitate.
2. to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges;
   declare ineligible or unqualified.
3. Sport to deprive of the right to participate in or win a contest because of a violation of the rules.

• dis-¹ + qualify 1710–20

dis•qual′i•fi′a•ble, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disqualify / dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to make unfit or unqualified
2. to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
3. to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest
4. to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privileges

disˌqualifiˈcation noun