Unqualified definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you are unqualified, you do not have any qualifications, or you do not have the right qualifications for a particular job. ... Unqualified members of staff at ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'unqualified'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× unqualified (ʌnkwɒlɪfaɪd ) 1. adjective Ifyouareunqualified,youdonothaveanyqualifications,oryoudonothavetherightqualifications foraparticularjob. Shewasunqualifiedforthejob.[+for] Unqualifiedmembersofstaffatthehospitalwerenotsufficientlysupervised. Synonyms:unfit,incapable,incompetent,notupto MoreSynonymsofunqualified 2. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Unqualifiedmeanstotalorunlimited. [emphasis]Theeventwasanunqualifiedsuccess. Theyhavegivenalmostunqualifiedbackingtothegovernment. Synonyms:unconditional,complete,total,absolute MoreSynonymsofunqualified COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof unqualified Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'unqualified' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'unqualified' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'OldFatherTime' HindiTranslationof'unqualified' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency unqualifiedinBritishEnglish (ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd ) adjective1. lackingthenecessaryqualifications 2. notrestrictedormodified anunqualifiedcriticism 3. (usuallyprenominal) (intensifier) anunqualifiedsuccess CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsunqualifiable(unˈqualiˌfiable)adjective unqualifiedly(unˈqualiˌfiedly)adverb unqualifiedness(unˈqualiˌfiedness)noun WordFrequency unqualifiedinAmericanEnglish (ʌnˈkwɔləˌfaɪd ) adjective1.  lackingthenecessaryordesirablequalifications;notfit 2.  notlimitedormodified;absolute anunqualifiedsuccess Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsunqualifiedly(unˈqualiˌfiedly)(ʌnˈkwɔləˌfaɪɪdli ) adverb WordFrequency unqualifiedinAmericanEnglish (unˈkwɑləˌfaid) adjective1. notqualified;notfit;lackingrequisitequalifications unqualifiedforthejob 2. notmodified,limited,orrestrictedinanyway;withoutreservations unqualifiedpraise 3. absolute;complete;out-and-out anunqualifiedliar Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsunqualifiableadjective unqualifiedlyadverb unqualifiednessnoun Wordorigin[1550–60;un-1+qualified] Examplesof'unqualified'inasentence unqualified Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Ithasbeenanunqualifiedsuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Oneofthefewbusinessmeninpoliticstobeanunqualifiedsuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Butthecareerchangehasbeenanunqualifiedsuccess.TheSun(2012)Asthecrisisneareditsclimaxhissupportwastotalandunqualified.RichardIngramsTheLifeandAdventuresofWilliamCobbett(2005)Itisdifficulttorememberanotherinstancewhenanunqualifieddisasterhasbeenfollowedbysuchaglorioussuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Thesefilmsarenotunqualifiedsuccesses.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Goodintentions;butnotanunqualifiedsuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Onsomehospitalwards,theyarealsolefttolearnsuchcarefromunqualifiedstaff.Times,SundayTimes(2011) COBUILDCollocations unqualified  unqualifiedstaff unqualifiedsupport Trendsof unqualified Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages unqualified BritishEnglish:unqualified ADJECTIVE/ʌnˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪd/Ifyouareunqualified,youdonothaveanyqualifications,oryoudonothavetherightqualificationsforaparticularjob.Shewasunqualifiedforthejob.AmericanEnglish:unqualified /ʌnˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/BrazilianPortuguese:nãoqualificado Chinese:无资格的EuropeanSpanish:nocualificado French:quin'apaslescompétencesrequises NGerman:unqualifiziert Italian:nonqualificato Japanese:資格のないKorean:자격이없는EuropeanPortuguese:nãoqualificado LatinAmericanSpanish:nocualificado Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically unqualified Unq Unquachog unquaking unqualified unqualifiedopinion unqualifiedstaff unqualifiedsuccess AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Relatedtermsof unqualified unqualify unqualifiedstaff unqualifiedopinion unqualifiedsuccess unqualifiedsupport Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofunqualifiedfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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