disqualifyverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈskwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/us/dɪˈskwɑː.lə.faɪ/C2 to stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are unsuitable or they have done something wrong:
Two top athletes have been disqualified from the championship after positive drug tests.
UK He's been disqualified from driving for a year.
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Forbidding and banning things
- abolish
- abolitionist
- ban
- bar
- blacklist
- clean
- clean (sth) up
- curfew
- debar
- deny
- disallow
- forbid
- nix
- out of bounds idiom
- outlaw
- prohibit
- prohibition
- proscribe
- unauthorized
- veto
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Punishing & punishments
disqualification
noun [ C or U ] uk/dɪˌskwɒl.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/dɪˌskwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
The fans' bad behaviour has resulted in the disqualification of their team from the championship.