dispassion

American  

[dis-pash-uhn] / dɪsˈpæʃ ən /

noun

1. the state or quality of being unemotional or emotionally uninvolved.

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dispassion British  

/ dɪsˈpæʃən /

noun

1. detachment; objectivity

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Etymology

Origin of dispassion

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

Example Sentences

This sounds like a downer, and “Hope” is exquisitely attuned to the nuances of grief, especially when it’s expressed by way of task-oriented dispassion.

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2021

Perhaps there’s something about my geographic distance from him that creates dispassion akin to the documentarian’s camera, that allows me to see this film’s conceit as fascinating but not upsetting.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2020

Ms. Williams speaks deliberately, with a calm that is not dispassion but certainty.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2018

"Our people choose dispassion and reason," he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2018

There was a moment, very brief, when the guarded dispassion fell away from Thyon’s face, and Lazlo saw something human in him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor