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disqualifying

disqualifying is the present participle and gerund of disqualify.

Meaning of disqualify

Verb

disqualify (third-person singular simple present disqualifies, present participle disqualifying, simple past and past participle disqualified)

  1. (transitive) To make ineligible for something.
    • My age disqualifies me for the position.
  2. (transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
    • The athlete was disqualified after performance-enhancing drugs were found in his hotel room.

Words formed from disqualifying

Questions about disqualifying

What is disqualifying the present participle and gerund of?
Disqualifying is the present participle and gerund of disqualify.

Words near disqualifying in the dictionary

  1. disqualified
  2. disqualifier
  3. disqualifiers
  4. disqualifies
  5. disqualify
  6. disqualifying
  7. disquantitied
  8. disquantities
  9. disquantity
  10. disquantitying
  11. disquette

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