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Dispassionate

Not influenced by strong emotion; calm, impartial, and objective in judgment or analysis.

adjective
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Imagine This

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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Study Deeper

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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