unqualified, disqualified
- unqualified, disqualified
Unqualified means (1) "not having proper or required qualifications" (such as achievements, records, background) and (2) "not restricted, modified, or limited": "Until he passes the bar examination, he is unqualified to practice law in this state. When he does so, he will have my legal business and my unqualified confidence." Disqualified means "deprived of rights and privileges," "rendered unfit or declared ineligible": "After his conviction, he was disqualified from holding a public position."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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unqualified - disqualified — ◊ unqualified Unqualified people have not passed or taken the exams which relate to their work. ...some unqualified member of the teaching staff. ...highly paid but unqualified clerical staff. ◊ disqualified When someone is disqualified, they are … Useful english dictionary
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disqualified — index disabled (deprived of legal right), incompetent, ineligible, inept (incompetent), powerless, unqualified (not competent) … Law dictionary
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