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/dis pash"euhn/, n.the state or quality of being unemotional or emotionally uninvolved.[1685-95; DIS-1 + PASSION]
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Dispassion — Dis*pas sion, n. Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispassion — index disinterest (lack of prejudice), objectivity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dispassion — dispassionate ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not influenced by strong emotion; rational and impartial. DERIVATIVES dispassion noun dispassionately adverb … English terms dictionary
dispassion — 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), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dispassion — noun Date: 1692 absence of passion ; coolness … New Collegiate Dictionary
dispassion — noun Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy … Wiktionary
dispassion — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
dispassion — (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 … English dictionary for students
dispassion — n. lack of emotional involvement and detachment; objectivity … English contemporary dictionary
dispassion — n. 1. Calmness, calm, dispassionateness, collectedness, freedom from agitation, unruffled state. 2. Apathy, insensibility, impassibility, coldness, dulness, torpor, indifference, unconcern, want of feeling … New dictionary of synonyms
