transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnɔ:(r)θədɒks ]
1.
If you describe someone’s behaviour, beliefs, or customs as unorthodox , you mean that they are different from what is generally accepted.
She spent an unorthodox girlhood travelling with her father throughout Europe...
His methods were unorthodox, and his lifestyle eccentric.
= unconventional
≠ orthodox
ADJ
2.
If you describe ways of doing things as unorthodox , you are criticizing them because they are unusual or illegal.
The charity says the journalists appear to have obtained confidential documents in an unorthodox manner.
≠ orthodox
ADJ [ disapproval ]