Ineligibility

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being ineligible. uncountable, usually

    "His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor."

  2. 2
    the quality or state of being ineligible wordnet

Synonyms

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disqualificationdisqualificationinvalidityinvalidityunfitnessunfitness

Example

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"His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor."

Etymology

From French inéligibilité, from Middle French.

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