かけ離れる

Meaning

1. v1vi
   to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be distant
2. v1vi
   to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth); to be far removed (from)

Example sentences

• 日本人は他とかけ離れた民族だという人がいる。

  Some people say that the Japanese are a race apart.

• 意図していたものとかけ離れた結果となった。

  It had an effect alien from the one intended.