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This paper is an attempt to analyze long-distance consonant disharmony and local dissimilation in English within the surface correspondence theory. The surface correspondence theory that is an extended version of the input-output correspondence theory (McCarthy & Prince 1995) is the theory of correspondence between similar surface segments. Consonant disharmony in this paper refers to longdistance dissimilation of consonants that are separated at least by one consonant. Local dissimilation is a dissimilatory process of adjacent consonants. As an instance of local dissimilation in English, this paper examines liquid dissimilation and proposes positing reverse constraint rankings in different levels. To be specific, liquid dissimilation in English displays a different application pattern in level 1 and level 2, and this paper proposes the different application mode could be analyzed properly by a reverse ranking of the constraints. As a case analysis of consonant disharmony, this study analyzes long-distance /r/-dissimilation in English. The strengths of analyses within the surface correspondence theory is that a unified account of local dissimilation and long-distance consonant disharmony can be provided.