Dissimilation

Quick meaning: Dissimilation is a noun meaning The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

Meaning

The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.

More Meanings

1. (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
2. (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
3. (sociology, cultural studies) The rejection, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
4. Misspelling of dissimulation.

Example Sentences

Brimstone is "properly" *brinstone, displaying an ancient careless pronunciation made respectable by being called "dissimilation".

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.

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.

Word Forms

• dissimilations

Synonyms for dissimilation

Depending on context, synonyms include catabolism, katabolism.

Antonyms for dissimilation

Common opposites include assimilation, anabolism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include katabolism, catabolism, dissimilator, disassimilation, disseverance, disseveration.

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