disanalogy
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9.8
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈnælədʒi/
- Specialized
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disanalogía
- In comparing the two novels, the disanalogy between their themes highlights how different the authors' perspectives are.
Examples
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Instead, I content myself by noting that there is a strong disanalogy between males vis-à-vis females on the one hand, and the state with respect to the rest of us, on the other.
Blog text (10) -
The thesis that for Leibniz intrasubstantial causality is modeled on divine creation thus can be defended against the objections that there are radical disanalogies between the two kinds of causality.
Academic text (1998) -
I bring this up because there is an important disanalogy between the bigot and you on just this point.
Blog text (2) -
This disanalogy could not be registered if the Grail blend were not active in some way.
Academic text (2005) -
While these are serious disanalogies, they may not be entirely crushing.
Academic text (2001) -
This may indeed be true, but it's not at all clear that this is a relevant disanalogy, i.e., one that undermines the original claim.
Blog text (14) -
Positive analogies may be fruitful even when they are accompanied by disanalogies.
Academic text (2001) -
The use of blended structure in the cartoon thus highlights the disanalogy between public perception of Washington as honest to a fault and Clinton as someone who appropriated legalistic tactics to deceive those around him.
Academic text (2005) -
Another disanalogy might be that while scientists can pick elements from rival theories (the Kuhnian view of incommensurability of theories having been tempered to some extent), it's not easy to see how this fruitful cross-fertilization could work in POR.
Blog text (1) -
There is a clear disanalogy between a traditional classroom and an online learning environment.
Synonyms
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4.5
A state when two things or people are not alike
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9.8
A difference shown by comparing one thing with another
A clear difference between two or more things
A difference that shows two or more things are not the same
A situation where things are not alike
A situation where two things are not the same or cannot replace each other
Antonyms
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4.9
A comparison of two things that shows how they are similar to help explain something
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disanalogy joins the prefix dis- meaning 'not', as in disagree, with analogy meaning 'comparison' or 'sameness'. So a disanalogy is a 'not-similar' point, a difference in a comparison that shows two things should not be treated the same.