dispassion

  • 1Dispassion — Dis*pas sion, n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2dispassion — index disinterest (lack of prejudice), objectivity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3dispassion — dispassionate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not influenced by strong emotion; rational and impartial. DERIVATIVES dispassion noun dispassionately adverb …

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  • 4dispassion — noun objectivity and detachment her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone • Syn: ↑dispassionateness, ↑dryness • Derivationally related forms: ↑dry (for: ↑dryness), ↑ …

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  • 5dispassion — noun Date: 1692 absence of passion ; coolness …

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  • 6dispassion — /dis pash euhn/, n. the state or quality of being unemotional or emotionally uninvolved. [1685 95; DIS 1 + PASSION] * * * …

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  • 7dispassion — noun Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy …

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  • 8dispassion — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, abnegation, abstinence, accidia, acedia, aloofness, anesthesia, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, autism, benumbedness, blah, blahs, bovinity, calm, calmness, carelessness, casualness, catatonia, chill,… …

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  • 9dispassion — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality or state of being just and unbiased: detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassionateness, equitableness, fair mindedness, fairness, impartiality, impartialness, justice, justness, nonpartisanship …

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  • 10dispassion — n. lack of emotional involvement and detachment; objectivity …

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