verb (used with object), dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing.
- to deprive of qualification or fitness; render unfit; incapacitate.
- to deprive of legal, official, or other rights or privileges; declare ineligible or unqualified.
- Sports. to deprive of the right to participate in or win a contest because of a violation of the rules.
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
- to make unfit or unqualified
- to make ineligible, as for entry to an examination
- to debar (a player or team) from a sporting contest
- to divest or deprive of rights, powers, or privilegesdisqualified from driving
1718 (implied in disqualified), from dis- + qualify. Related: Disqualifying.