Disqualified
Disqualified adjective - Disqualified by law or rule or provision.
Failed and disqualified are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failed" instead a verb "Disqualified".
Failed
Disqualified and failed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disqualified" instead a verb "Failed".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- D Team ZEXAL, the very unsubtly-named villain Master Evil's motive for destroying the entire Duel Carnival (possibly killing his two henchmen after their deathtrap-based duels failed) was because he was disqualified from the last Carnival.
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Denmark in 1992 - they had failed to qualify for the tournament, but were called up as a late minute replacement for Yugoslavia, having been disqualified due the passing of a UN resolution which - amongst other things - had banned Yugoslavia from taking part in sporting events.
Source: European Championship -
He wasn't supposed to talk but the girl who danced with him ratted him out and disqualified him, making Q the only loser even though the other guys also failed the challenge (Joe and Sal were even given physical threats to go away).
Source: Characters / Impractical Jokers
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