unlike

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[ʌnˈlʌɪk], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- different from; not similar to
(e.g: a large house not unlike Mr Shah's)


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Middle English: perhaps originally an alteration of Old Norse úlíkr; compare with Old English ungelīc ‘not of the same kind, not comparable’


[ʌnˈlʌɪk], (Adjective)

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- dissimilar or different from each other
(e.g: they seemed utterly unlike, despite being twins)


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Origin:
Middle English: perhaps originally an alteration of Old Norse úlíkr; compare with Old English ungelīc ‘not of the same kind, not comparable’


[ʌnˈlʌɪk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be regarded with distaste or hostility; be unpopular
(e.g: the article suggests that his character was unliked by many)

- (in the context of social media) withdraw one's approval of or support for (someone or something one has previously liked) by means of an icon or link
(e.g: I cut about 300 of my 400 friends and unliked about 20–30 pages)


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