Used in a Sentence

disqualifying

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for disqualifying.

Editorial note

The problem is that they're disqualifying people who study under him in this manner from verifying his work, which seems like something of a catch-22.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of disqualifying gathered in one view.

adjective

depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for disqualifying.

Example sentences

1

The problem is that they're disqualifying people who study under him in this manner from verifying his work, which seems like something of a catch-22.

2

On top of this already obviously disqualifying conflict of interest, the NSA is handicapped with a part-time, 20-hour-a-week CTO in the midst of the largest intelligence scandal in the NSA's history.

3

Which, when you think about it, is just a backhanded way of disqualifying women.

4

But you haven't put forward anything disqualifying, which is what you are implying.

5

Most interviewers are not disqualifying you for all the stupid crap you imagine.

6

Actually for app reviewing throughput purposes, disqualifying the app on the first major thing they catch is a good idea on Apple's part.

7

Hell, a large minority of developers can't solve the FizzBuzz test so disqualifying this guy for using to many dependencies and requiring sudo is silly.

8

For a while we kept the same sample test as a honeypot, but disqualifying half of the candidates for cheating was tiring.

9

Sounds like a rousing success in terms of qualifying/disqualifying candidates.

10

It's not disqualifying but it is a piece of information.

11

Which opinions are disqualifying and should be no platformed?

12

It'd be weird if it weren't disqualifying.

Quote examples

1

The given description also means use of obj[prop] (often used to mimic a hashmap, thereby arbitrarily disqualifying certain data structures) or loading an external script via <script src="..."></script> (thereby disqualifying certain kinds of optimisation or organisation) count you as "nontrivial".

2

If so, they were consistent in disqualifying him in spite of his awesome track record, fame or "street cred" but if not, I can't really justify or defend this type of ceremonial or bureaucratic gotcha interview questions as they are just useless and can be abused by the interviewer to reject applicants they dislike for any reason or whim they might have at that moment.

Proper noun examples

1

Disqualifying half the race is quite a coup.

2

Disqualifying someone over working at a major East Coast tech firm is a heuristic with a very high false negative rate.

3

Disqualifying it because it's most useful coupled with a desktop version is the goalpost move.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use disqualifying in a sentence?

The problem is that they're disqualifying people who study under him in this manner from verifying his work, which seems like something of a catch-22.

What does disqualifying mean?

depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

What part of speech is disqualifying?

disqualifying is commonly used as adjective.