Dispassionate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪsˈpæʃənət/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dispassionate is an adjective meaning Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
Meaning
Not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, rare) To free from passion.
Example Sentences
Yes, I suppose the news should just be a dispassionate list of all the events that have occurred the world over during the day. That would be good. Except, of course, it would take forever.
I am an indifferent player. If the tactics of the game have been reduced to machinery and the combinations are controlled by a dispassionate automaton, the one-tenth would constitute a winning factor.
Word Forms
- dispassionates
- dispassionating
- dispassionated
Synonyms for dispassionate
Depending on context, synonyms include nonpassionate, unpassionate, alexithymic, apathistical, clinical, dull.
Antonyms for dispassionate
Common opposites include passionate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impartial, fair, sober, neutral, quiet, non-partisan.
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