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Prohibitive vs Disqualifying - What's the difference?

prohibitive | disqualifying | Synonyms |

Prohibitive is a synonym of disqualifying.


As an adjective prohibitive

is tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

As a noun prohibitive

is (linguistics) negative imperative.

As a verb disqualifying is

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prohibitive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
    • Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
  • Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
    • I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) negative imperative

    • disqualifying

    English

    Verb

    (head)