disqualifier
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6.5
- noun
- /dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪər/
:
motivo de descalificación
- Having a criminal record can often be a disqualifier for obtaining certain jobs.
And if they're not able to, yeah, that's obviously a sign that's a disqualifier.
- And if they're not able to, yeah, that's obviously a sign that's a disqualifier.
Examples
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In other words, receipt of American funding was a disqualifier for leadership positions.
Academic text (2007) -
Since when has stupidity been a disqualifier for elected office?
Blog text (18) -
It is a disqualifier for me.
Blog text (7) -
The puppeteer is, and being gay is not a disqualifier.
Blog text (16) -
and show a conspiracy among the MSM to not report this ghastly fact, which in all other circumstances would be an automatic disqualifier with the American public.
Blog text (29) -
Lack of relevant experience is frequently viewed as a disqualifier for this prestigious scholarship.
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In many sports, age can be a disqualifier if it exceeds the allowed limit for participants.
Surface Forms
Morphology
disqualifier = disqualify (transparent) = dis + qualify + er
The suffix '-er' productively forms a noun meaning something that performs or causes the action of 'disqualify'.
Etymology
The word disqualifier comes from the parts dis- 'not' and qualify 'to make fit or allowed'. So a disqualifier is something, like a rule or fact, that makes a person or thing 'not allowed' or 'not able to take part' in a job, contest, or benefit.