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Dispassionate
Not influenced by strong emotion; calm, impartial, and objective in judgment or analysis.
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Imagine a courtroom where a judge sits with a straight face, weighing evidence in a calm, even tone, ignoring tears, drama, or personal opinions.
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Sounds Like
dih-PASH-uh-nət
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Looks Like
Resembles the word passion but with the negating prefix dis-; visually the base word is involved but with a negative prefix.
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Remember This
The prefix dis- means not, and passion refers to strong emotion; dispassionate literally means not moved by passion.
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Other Forms
dispassionatenessnoun
dispassionatelyadverb
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Connect With
impartial, objective, neutral, detached, unbiased
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Note
Use dispassionate to describe analysis, judgment, or reporting that sticks to facts and logic rather than feelings. It is not the same as being apathetic or uncaring.
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Examples
- The scientist offered a dispassionate assessment of the data, noting both strengths and weaknesses.
- A dispassionate judge can weigh evidence without letting personal biases influence the ruling.
Synonyms
impartialobjectiveneutraldetachedunbiased
Antonyms
passionateemotionalbiased
Etymology
From dis- (not) + passionate (from Latin passio 'suffering, feeling'), with Old French influence; formed in English to signify lack of strong emotion.
Mnemonic
Mnemonic: DIS-PASSionATE = not passion. Picture a robot judge weighing facts with no emotion, saying, 'I will dispassionately weigh the evidence.'
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