Unqualified — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not limited or restricted

not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkwˈɒlɪfˌaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkwˈɒlɪfˌaɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪd/.

Examples

an unqualified denial
a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
incompetent witnesses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unentitled incompetent

Antonyms

competent qualified

Parts of Speech

adjective	not limited or restricted “an unqualified denial”
adjective	not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
adjective	legally not qualified or sufficient “a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband”
adjective	having no right or entitlement “a distinction to which he was unentitled”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unqualifiziert

nicht begrenzt oder eingeschränkt

🇫🇷French

sans réserve

ni limité ni restreint

🇪🇸Spanish

no cualificado

no limitado o restringido

🇮🇹Italian

non qualificato

non limitato o ristretto

🇳🇱Dutch

ongekwalificeerd

niet beperkt of beperkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

não qualificado

não limitado ou restrito

🇷🇺Russian

неквалифицированный

не ограничен или ограничен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अयोग्य

सीमित या प्रतिबंधित नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অযোগ্য

সীমাবদ্ধ বা সীমাবদ্ধ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியற்ற

வரையறுக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது கட்டுப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్హత లేని

పరిమితం కాదు లేదా పరిమితం కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्य

मर्यादित किंवा मर्यादित नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

મર્યાદિત અથવા પ્રતિબંધિત નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನರ್ಹ

ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോഗ്യതയില്ലാത്ത

പരിമിതമോ നിയന്ത്രിതമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਸੀਮਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਤ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہل

محدود یا محدود نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不合格的

不受限制或限制

🇯🇵Japanese

無資格

制限されていない、または制限されていない

🇰🇷Korean

자격이 없는

제한되거나 제한되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không đủ tiêu chuẩn

không bị giới hạn hoặc bị hạn chế

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีเงื่อนไข

ไม่จำกัดหรือจำกัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak memenuhi syarat

tidak dibatasi atau dibatasi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi kwalipikado

hindi limitado o pinaghihigpitan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak layak

tidak terhad atau terhad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مؤهل

ليست محدودة أو مقيدة

🇮🇷Persian

فاقد صلاحیت

محدود یا محدود نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

vasıfsız

sınırlı veya kısıtlı değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מוּסמָך

לא מוגבל או מוגבל

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