Term: contradistinction: a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: exfoliation: the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: bleu cheese dressing: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: endamoeba histolytica: the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: spanish broom: erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: blister: a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint)
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: diplopoda: arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: rustication: temporary dismissal of a student from a university
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: wakashan: a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: buck sergeant: a sergeant of the lowest rank in the military
Broader: discrimination: the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished | Unrelated: informer: one who reveals confidential information in return for money