Disassimilated

/ˌdɪsəˈsɪməleɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Reversed from assimilation; made to become unlike or distinct after having been similar or blended.

Etymology

From dis- + assimilate + -ed. The past participle becomes an adjective describing the completed state of being made different.

Kelly Says

Anthropologists studying immigrant communities sometimes observe 'disassimilated' populations—people who were becoming part of a mainstream culture but then chose to reassert their original cultural identity.

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