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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disabling, disqualifyingadjective

    depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

    "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"

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  1. disqualifying

    Disqualifying generally refers to the action of declaring someone or something as unsuitable, ineligible, or unqualified for a specific role, status, or activity. This can be due to non-compliance with set rules, standards or conditions, or due to the presence of certain unfavorable factors. It involves the decision to exclude or reject based on specific reasons or criteria.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Disqualifying

    of Disqualify

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of disqualifying in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of disqualifying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of disqualifying in a Sentence

  1. Bob Menendez:

    There is information in his FBI background investigation that concerns me greatly and that I believe members may find problematic and potentially disqualifying for Senate confirmation.

  2. Jonathan Adler:

    The idea that such opinions are disqualifying is absurd.

  3. Mehmet Oz:

    The bigoted attacks my opponent Dave McCormick has made against me as the child of immigrants are reminiscent of slurs made in the past about Catholics and Jews, it is a sign of McCormick's desperate campaign that David McCormick has resorted to this disgraceful tactic. It is completely disqualifying behavior for anyone aiming to serve in the United States Senate.

  4. Jonathan Adler:

    The idea that men and women should be held to the same standards has been embraced by judges across the political spectrum in Title IX cases the idea that such opinions are disqualifying is absurd.

  5. Paul Ryan:

    These allegations are disqualifying if true. Anyone who would do this to a child has no place in public office, let alone the United States Senate.

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