CEFR C1

disallowing

verb (present participle)

Meaning

Refusing to accept, permit, or recognize something as valid or legal.

Examples

The judge ended up disallowing the evidence because it had been obtained without a proper warrant.
The software is currently disallowing any attempts to log in from an unrecognized IP address.

Synonyms: banning, rejecting, forbidding, invalidating

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disallowing (C1)

verb (present participle)

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.əˈlaʊ.ɪŋ/

Definition

Refusing to accept, permit, or recognize something as valid or legal.

Examples

The judge ended up disallowing the evidence because it had been obtained without a proper warrant.
The software is currently disallowing any attempts to log in from an unrecognized IP address.
By disallowing late submissions, the professor ensured that all students followed the same strict deadline.

How to Use disallowing

disallow something (collocation): The standard transitive use where the object is the thing being rejected. — "The committee is disallowing all requests for additional funding this quarter."
be disallowed by [authority] (prepositional phrase): Used in the passive voice to emphasize the authority behind the rejection. — "The controversial goal was disallowed by the referee after a lengthy video review."

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