disenfranchising

verb

present participle of disenfranchise
as in disqualifying

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  1. disabling
  2. forbidding
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  • That makes the technology particularly interesting for counter-drone missions, where disabling an aircraft’s sensors or critical components may be sufficient to bring it down.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • When Urich was young, his father suffered a disabling stroke; Netanyahu became a father figure to him.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Republicans were able to win a court case forbidding the votes of overseas citizens who have never lived in North Carolina from being counted there, but have not yet succeeded in lawsuits in other states, including swing state Michigan.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Luxury items have already proved themselves for Christie’s, where watches, jewelry, handbags, and wine can provide a relatively familiar way into an institution that can otherwise appear forbidding.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of forbidding
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“Disenfranchising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disenfranchising. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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