as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of disqualification
Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The marketing around their rematch (which ended in a tiresome double disqualification) was a poor omen for Savage vs. DiBiase.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The match's lackluster performance was compounded by a disqualification finish, triggered by Jim Duggan's interference, which ultimately awarded the victory to the heels, further diminishing the match's already limited appeal.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Drivers can end up testing positive for THC and face disqualification.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
The marketing around their rematch (which ended in a tiresome double disqualification) was a poor omen for Savage vs. DiBiase.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The match's lackluster performance was compounded by a disqualification finish, triggered by Jim Duggan's interference, which ultimately awarded the victory to the heels, further diminishing the match's already limited appeal.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Drivers can end up testing positive for THC and face disqualification.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
Noun
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2025
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The President’s ironclad hegemony had become a pathetic circus of blunders until the IMF deal, threatening to prove campaign predictions of amateurism and incapacity to govern true, just as the campaign for the midterm elections gets under way.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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The family might not have chosen to terminate the pregnancy anyway, Newkirk said, but their trauma was compounded by the inability to make the decision for themselves.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Gordon filled the strike zone and never shied away from adversity, even with a total inability to miss bats.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Claims of incompetence may shield responsible parties from criminal charges but not civil penalties.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Donald Trump’s one hundred days, from January 20 to April 30, 2025, will stand as a monument to the bloated, twisted power of the American Presidency and to the impotence of the U.S. Congress.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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And as the extent of the damage grew, so too did her feeling of impotence.—
Heather Law,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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He was frustrated, too, that such unfulfilled goals were then held up as an example of the country’s ineptitude.—
Mara Kardas-Nelson,
The Dial,
8 Apr. 2025
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The danger is very real, to be sure, but Ray and Manny’s comical ineptitude keeps it from getting too grim.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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