no relation

noʊ rɪˈleɪʃən

Definition

Definition of no relation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

connectionlack of family or other connection between people or things

John Smith and Mary Smith are no relation.
Those two actors are no relation despite their last names.
The two companies have no relation whatsoever.

disconnection

unrelatedness

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Expressions with no relation

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bear no relation

have no connection or similarity to something

His statement bears no relation to the facts.

Expressions with relation

poor relation

person seen as less important in a group

In the family, he felt like a poor relation.

bear no relation

have no connection or similarity to something

His statement bears no relation to the facts.

bear little relation to

have almost no connection or similarity with something

His story bears little relation to the truth.

blood relation

person related by birth not marriage

She discovered she had a blood relation in the city.

professional relation

interaction based on job roles and responsibilities

A professional relation between a manager and an employee is crucial for productivity.

business relation

connection between business entities for mutual benefit

The two companies have a strong business relation.

Terms with no relation included in their meaning

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incoherent

adj.

physics

having no stable phase relation

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French:aucun lien de parenté, ...
German:nicht verwandt, ...
Italian:nessuna parentela, ...
Spanish:ningún parentesco, ...
Portuguese:parentesco, ...
Chinese:无亲属关系, ...
Japanese:血縁関係はない, ...
Arabic:عَدَم صِلَة, ...
Hebrew:אֵין קִרְבָה, ...
Russian:не родственники, ...
Ukrainian:відсутність зв'язку, ...
Hindi:कोई संबंध, ...
Bengali:অসংযোগ, ...
Catalan:sense relació, ...
Czech:nepříbuznost, ...
Danish:ingen forbindelse, ...
Dutch:geen familie, ...
Greek:καμία σχέση, ...
Hungarian:rokonság hiánya, ...
Khmer:គ្មានទំនាក់ទំនង, ...
Korean:아무런 관계, ...
Persian:عدم ارتباط خانوادگی, ...
Polish:brak pokrewieństwa, ...
Portuguese (BR):não têm parentesco, ...
Romanian:fără legătură, ...
Swedish:inte släkt, ...
Thai:ความไม่เกี่ยวข้องกัน, ...
Turkish:akrabalık yok, ...
Vietnamese:không có quan hệ, ...

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