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 female name Annabel is a dissimilation of Amabel, whence Mabel.

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

These parts are all concerned in the processes of assimilation and dissimilation, and the lower layer may accordingly be called the trophic layer.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

Sometimes dissimilation leads to the disappearance of a consonant, e.g.,

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

High Ger. klobe-louch, clove-leek, by dissimilation of one l.

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