Unfit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make unfit or unsuitable

below the required standards for a purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈɪt/.

Examples

Your income disqualifies you
an unfit parent
unfit for human consumption

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bad disqualify unsound indispose

Antonyms

fit qualify

Parts of Speech

verb	make unfit or unsuitable “Your income disqualifies you”
adjective	below the required standards for a purpose “an unfit parent”
adjective	not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition “fat and very unfit”
adjective	physically unsound or diseased “has a bad back”

Word Forms

disqualification	noun	unfitness that bars you from participation
unfitness	noun	the quality of not being suitable
unsoundness	noun	not mentally or physically healthy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

untauglich

ungeeignet oder ungeeignet machen

🇫🇷French

inapte

rendre inapte ou inadapté

🇪🇸Spanish

impropio

hacer inadecuado o inadecuado

🇮🇹Italian

inadatto

rendere inidoneo o inidoneo

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeschikt

ongeschikt of ongeschikt maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impróprio

tornar impróprio ou inadequado

🇷🇺Russian

непригодный

сделать непригодным или непригодным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अयोग्य

अयोग्य या अनुपयुक्त बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

অযোগ্য

অযোগ্য বা অনুপযুক্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தகுதியற்றது

தகுதியற்றதாக அல்லது பொருத்தமற்றதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

తగని

అనర్హమైనది లేదా అనుచితమైనదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अयोग्य

अयोग्य किंवा अयोग्य बनवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્ય

અયોગ્ય અથવા અયોગ્ય બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಯೋಗ್ಯ

ಅನರ್ಹ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അയോഗ്യൻ

അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്തതോ അനുയോജ്യമല്ലാത്തതോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗ

ਅਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

نااہل

غیر موزوں یا غیر موزوں بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不适合

使不适合或不适合

🇯🇵Japanese

不適格な

不適当または不適当にする

🇰🇷Korean

부적합하다

부적합하거나 부적합하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thích hợp

làm cho không phù hợp hoặc không phù hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เหมาะ

ทำให้ไม่เหมาะสมหรือไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak layak

membuat tidak layak atau tidak cocok

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi karapat-dapat

gawing hindi angkop o hindi angkop

🇲🇾Malay

tak layak

membuat tidak sesuai atau tidak sesuai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير لائق

جعل غير صالحة أو غير مناسبة

🇮🇷Persian

نامناسب

نامناسب یا نامناسب کند

🇹🇷Turkish

uygun olmayan

uygunsuz veya uygunsuz hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא כַּשִׁיר

להפוך לא מתאים או לא מתאים

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