dissimilation
/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.25 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The rejection, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Example Sentences
- "Brimstone is "properly" *brinstone, displaying an ancient careless pronunciation made respectable by being called "dissimilation"."
- "After the impacts of the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union's cultural imperialism on the national identity of indigenous peoples: their language, culture and historical memory, there have been efforts at the dissimilatory process of derussification."
- "In social psychology, dissimilation is the emphasis on distinctiveness from others when they threaten one's identity[. …] Simply, […] the term dissimilation refers to [assimilation's] opposite processes of resisting likeness."
Etymology
From dis- + -similation, after assimilation.