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disqualification; unfitness; ineligibility; being unqualified
The state of not meeting required standards, qualifications, or criteria for a particular role, status, or purpose. Used in legal, administrative, and evaluative contexts to describe someone or something that fails to meet established requirements.
不適格と判断された。
It was judged to be unfit.
教員不適格の問題が議論されている。
The issue of unfit teachers is being discussed.
安全基準を満たさない建物は不適格建築物として扱われる。
Buildings that don't meet safety standards are treated as non-conforming structures.
Compound of 不 (negative prefix) and 適格 ('qualified; eligible'). A formal term used in legal, administrative, and regulatory contexts. Often functions as a pre-noun modifier: 不適格者 ('unqualified person'), 不適格品 ('non-conforming product').
USAGE:
- Often used as an adjective-like modifier with の or as part of compound nouns
- Common in bureaucratic and legal language, but also used in news reporting about personnel issues
- The noun 不適格 itself implies a formal judgment has been made, not just a casual opinion
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不適格者: unqualified person; person deemed unfit
- 不適格教員: unfit teacher
- 不適格建築物: non-conforming building
- 不適格と認定する: to certify as unqualified
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 不適切: inappropriate; improper — describes behavior or actions that are unsuitable, rather than a person's qualifications
- 不合格: failure; not passing — specifically failing an exam or inspection
- 適格: qualified; eligible — the positive antonym; meeting all required standards