What does disqualified mean?
Word: Disqualified
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Disqualified means officially stopped from taking part in or winning a contest, usually because a rule was broken. It is the past tense of disqualify.
Synonyms: banned, barred, excluded, eliminated
Antonyms: qualified, admitted
How do you spell disqualified?
Syllables: dis - qual - i - fied
Tricky part: Qualify has a consonant before y, so the y changes to i before ed: qualified. And q is always followed by u.
Watch out for: disqualifyed, disqualafied, disqualifed
Memory tip: Disqualified has three i's, and the last one used to be the y of qualify.
Disqualified in a sentence
Example 1: The team was disqualified for fielding an over-age player.
Example 2: She was disqualified from the quiz for using her phone.
Example 3: Two cars were disqualified after the race for being too light.
Fun Fact
Since 2010, athletics rules have disqualified a sprinter for a single false start; before that, the first false start in a race brought only a warning.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word opposite in meaning to disqualified as used in the sentence:
The cyclist was disqualified from the race for taking a short cut through the market.
a) warned
b) fined
c) reinstated
d) delayed
Show answer
c) reinstated. Disqualified means put out of the race; reinstated means put back in, while a warning, a fine or a delay would leave the cyclist still racing.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. umpiyer 2. disqualified 3. tornament 4. trofy
a) an official who makes sure players follow the rules
b) a cup or prize given to a winner
c) officially barred from a contest for breaking a rule
d) a series of games or matches
Show answer
c) officially barred from a contest for breaking a rule. Umpire, tournament and trophy are misspelt in the list, but disqualified is written correctly.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
disquallified
a) i
b) l
c) f
d) a
Show answer
b) l. Qualify has just one l, and so does disqualified.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A team is disqualified when it ____.
a) wins every match it plays
b) arrives early for each game
c) buys new kit for the season
d) breaks a rule of the competition
Show answer
d) breaks a rule of the competition
2. If you are disqualified, you are no longer ____.
a) experienced
b) punctual
c) injured
d) eligible
Show answer
d) eligible
