disqualification

noun

Definition of disqualificationnext
as in incapacity

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Recent Examples of disqualification Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification. — Time For Kids, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025 With Kligerman’s disqualification, Heim finished P1, Giovanni Ruggiero finished P3, Ty Majeski finished P4 and Grant Enfinger finished P5. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025 Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll. — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 Soon, other service members would challenge the disqualification standards themselves. — Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disqualification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
  1. incapacity
  2. incompetency
  3. inability
  4. incompetence
  5. impotence
  6. ineptitude
Noun
  • That autumn, the Kremlin, seemingly in agreement with the war correspondents about the incapacity of Russia’s military leadership, intervened in the military command structure and launched a round of mobilization that sent hundreds of thousands of new soldiers to the frontlines.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Some readily agree and allow more flexibility for determining incapacity.
    — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of incapacity
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  • When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
  • It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of incompetency
Noun
  • And, his inability to admit his mistakes and face the consequences.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The inability to take feedback and self-correct is a trait that leads to stalled careers, unproductive teams, and ultimately, costly turnover.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Nothing will alter The Electric State’s disorienting, tone-deaf incompetence.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
  • When a government, or for that matter a corner grocery store, fires one employee for incompetence, that is good management.
    — Phil Terrana, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of incompetence
Noun
  • The response is similar concerning United’s impotence in front of goal.
    — Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The local government’s impotence reflects a broader dynamic in Iraq: Baghdad’s reliance on Shiite militias has allowed those groups to gain undue power.
    — Vera Mironova, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2016
Definition of impotence
Noun
  • But while SpaceX remains critical to NASA (thanks in part to Boeing’s ineptitude at developing crewed spacecraft and Blue Origin’s slow start), Tesla no longer has a lane to itself in the electric-vehicle market.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.
    — Michael Wayland,Hayden Field, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of ineptitude

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