dispassion

[dis-pash-uh n]

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noun

the state or quality of being unemotional or emotionally uninvolved.

Origin of dispassion

First recorded in 1685–95; dis-¹ + passion

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Examples from the Web for dispassion

Contemporary Examples

These demographic and geographic changes are simply in the order of things, and we observe them with dispassion.
A Shifting Landscape of Sacrifice
Peter Eisinger
May 30, 2010

Historical Examples

Dispassion, dis-pash′un, n. freedom from passion: a calm state of mind.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
This dispassion, so difficult to reach, at last extends over all world-forms.
The Hive
Will Levington Comfort

British Dictionary definitions for dispassion

dispassion

noun

detachment; objectivity

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Examples from the Web for dispassion

Contemporary Examples

These demographic and geographic changes are simply in the order of things, and we observe them with dispassion.

Historical Examples

Dispassion, dis-pash′un, n. freedom from passion: a calm state of mind.

This dispassion, so difficult to reach, at last extends over all world-forms.

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