dissimilation

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The result has been widespread public furor over crime, cultural dissimilation and fears of terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 11, 2016

The same group of names is affected by dissimilation, i.e. the instinct to avoid the recurrence of the same sound.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

Effect’ in Plant Fatigue.—It is assumed that in living substances like muscle, fatigue is caused by the break down or  dissimilation of tissue by stimulus.

From Response in the Living and Non-Living by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir

The sounds most frequently affected by dissimilation are those represented by the letters l, n, and r.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

Three of the most important of these are assimilation, dissimilation, and metathesis.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest