disqualification

(noun)

dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

The act of being rendered ineligible for a competition or activity.
The phantom curtain falls, barring the eager from the dance of destiny.

Example: The athlete received a disqualification for using banned substances.
A fact or event that makes someone unsuitable for a position or activity.
The hidden shadow that unwrites the eager script of hopeful aspiration.

Example: Her criminal record was the main disqualification for the job.

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin disqualificatio(n-), from the verb disqualificare (see disqualify).

exclusion, ineligibility, ban, prohibition

qualification, eligibility, entitlement, admittance