DSQ

Removed from competition

DSQ is an abbreviation for disqualified, used especially in competitive contexts like racing, sports, and games.

A competitor marked DSQ has been removed from official results, typically for rule violations: The runner was DSQ'd for a false start.

Sometimes pronounced as individual letters, sometimes as "disk."

disqualification

disqualified

Declared unfit to compete

  • penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
  • sanctionApproval or punitive measure
  • banOfficial restriction on something

suspension · ineligibility · forfeit · revocation · voiding · nullification · cancellation · invalidation · debarment · barred

competition

racing

Speed competition sport

swimming · track · tournament · heat · finals · qualifying · standings · results · timing · checkpoint

status

banned

Officially disallowed

disallowed · invalidated · revoked · annulled · voided · rejected · excluded · eliminated · removed · scratched

Opposites
competition outcome status

DSQclassified

Restricted from disclosure

finished · winner · gold medal · podium finish · P1

rule compliance

DSQclean

Free of soil

legal · compliant · legitimate · valid · approved

Family

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