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unqualified

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un·qual·i·fied  (n-kwl-fd)
adj.
1. Lacking the proper or required qualifications: unqualified for the job.
2. Not modified by conditions or reservations; absolute: an unqualified refusal.

un·quali·fiedly adv.

unqualified [ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd]
adj
1. lacking the necessary qualifications
2. not restricted or modified an unqualified criticism
3. (usually prenominal) (intensifier) an unqualified success
unqualifiable  adj
unqualifiedly  adv
unqualifiedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender"
unmodified - not changed in form or character
qualified - limited or restricted; not absolute; "gave only qualified approval"
2.unqualifiedunqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training
incompetent - not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"
ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"
qualified - meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task; "many qualified applicants for the job"
3.unqualified - legally not qualified or sufficient; "a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband"; "incompetent witnesses"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
4.unqualified - having no right or entitlement; "a distinction to which he was unentitled"
ineligible - not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits"

unqualified
adjective
1. unfit, incapable, incompetent, not up to, unprepared, ineligible, ill-equipped, not equal to She was unqualified for the job.
2. unconditional, complete, total, absolute, utter, outright, thorough, downright, consummate, unrestricted, out-and-out, categorical, unmitigated, unreserved, thoroughgoing, without reservation, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) The event was an unqualified success.
Translations
unqualified [ˈʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] ADJ
1. (= without qualifications) [person, staff, pilot] → no calificado, no cualificado; [teacher] → sin título, no titulado
to be unqualified to do sthno estar capacitado para hacer algo
2. (= unmitigated) [success, disaster] → rotundo, total y absoluto; [acceptance, support, approval] → incondicional

unqualified [ˌʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd] adj
(= without qualifications) [person, staff] → non qualifié(e); [teacher, engineer] → non diplômé(e)
to be unqualified for sth → ne pas être qualifié(e) pour qch
(= without necessary knowledge) to be unqualified to do sth → ne pas être qualifié(e) pour faire qch
(= total) [success, disaster] → complet/ète; [support] → sans réserve

unqualified
adj
unqualifiziert; to be unqualified (for a job)(für eine Arbeit) nicht qualifiziert sein; he is unqualified to do iter ist dafür nicht qualifiziert; I was unqualified to judgeich konnte mir darüber kein Urteil erlauben
(= absolute) delight, praise, acceptanceuneingeschränkt; denialvollständig; successvoll(ständig); (inf) idiot, liarausgesprochen; the party was an unqualified disasterdie Party war eine absolute Katastrophe; an unqualified yes/noein uneingeschränktes Ja/Nein
(Gram) → nicht bestimmt

unqualified [ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adj
a. (worker) → non qualificato/a; (in professions) → non diplomato/a, non abilitato/a; (applicant) → senza i requisiti necessari
b. (absolute, assent, denial) → incondizionato/a; (admiration) → senza riserve; (success, disaster) → completo/a, assoluto/a

unqualified [ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd] adj
a. (worker) → non qualificato/a; (in professions) → non diplomato/a, non abilitato/a; (applicant) → senza i requisiti necessari
b. (absolute, assent, denial) → incondizionato/a; (admiration) → senza riserve; (success, disaster) → completo/a, assoluto/a

unqualified
adj unqualified [anˈkwolifaid]
1 not having the necessary qualifications (eg for a job) unqualified teachers/nurses; He is unqualified for the job. ongekwalifiseerd غَيْر مُؤَهَّل неквалифициран nekvalifikovaný ukvalificeret; uegnet ungeeignet χωρίς τα απαιτούμενα προσόντα, ακατάλληλος no cualificado, sin título kvalifitseerimata بی صلاحیت epäpätevä non qualifié לא מוסמָך अयोग्य nekvalificiran képesítetlen, minősítés nélküli óhæfur, vanhæfur non qualificato 無資格の 자격이 없는 neturintis kvalifikacijos, nepasirengęs nekvalificēts tdk berkelayakan onbevoegd uskikket, ukvalifisert niewykwalifikowany não qualificado necalificat неквалифицированный nekvalifikovaný nekvalificiran nekvalifikovan okvalificerad ที่ไม่มีความรู้โดยตรง yeteneksiz, ehliyetsiz, diplomasız 不合格的 той, що не має потрібної освіти, кваліфікації ناقابل không đủ tư cách
2 complete; without limits He deserves our unqualified praise. onbeperk تام، كامِل، غَيْر مَحْدود абсолютен neomezený uforbeholden uneingeschränkt ανεπιφύλακτος, πλήρης incondicional; sin reserva; total täielik کامل؛ قاطع varaukseton sans réserve מוחלט बेपनाह bezuvjetan, neograničen feltétlen takmarkalaus assoluto, incondizionato 無条件の 제한 없는, 철저한 begalinis, neribotas, visiškas bezgalīgs; kategorisks; bezierunu- tdk terbatas onvoorwaardelijk uten forbehold, ubetinget, udelt bez zastrzeżeń, bezgraniczny irrestrito fără limite безграничный neobmedzený brezmejen neograničen oförbehållsam, oreserverad ที่ไม่มีเงื่อนไข tam, koşulsuz 十足的 безумовний بے حد hoàn toàn


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