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# unqualified

«unqualified» in Mova's school dictionary: **not having the training, skills or certificate needed for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unqualified means not having the training, skills or certificate needed for a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#m1)

2) Unqualified also means complete, without limits: an unqualified success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life and safety, an unqualified electrician may be dangerous. In news and exam texts, «an unqualified success» means a complete success. Phrases: unqualified to, an unqualified success.

### examples

- He is unqualified to fix the wiring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x1)
- The party was an unqualified success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x2)
- Unqualified drivers must not drive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x3)
- She was unqualified for the job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x4)
- The teacher gave unqualified praise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x5)
- Don't let unqualified people treat your pet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/#x6)

### note

Two meanings: «without qualifications» or «complete». Opposite of the first: qualified.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unqualified» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unqualified/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.