dispassionate

adjective dis·pas·sion·ate \ -sh(ə-)nət \

|Updated on: 26 Jul 2018

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Definition of dispassionate

: not influenced by strong feeling; especially : not affected by personal or emotional involvement

a dispassionate critic

a dispassionate approach to an issue

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dispassionately

adverb

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dispassionateness

noun

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Examples of dispassionate in a Sentence

Journalists aim to be dispassionate observers.
He spoke in a dispassionate tone about the accident.

Recent Examples of dispassionate from the Web

As general manager of the Seattle Mariners, Jerry Dipoto’s job description requires him to look at all things baseball in an objective, dispassionate way.

— jared diamond, WSJ, "Baseball’s Luckiest Team Doesn’t Think It’s Luck," 3 July 2018
Such theatrical devices are nothing new, and the multiple shifts and meetings between timelines could easily seem clichéd or contrived if not for the smooth, almost dispassionate way Fox handles them.

— robert lloyd, latimes.com, "Director Jennifer Fox has turned the pain and confusion of childhood sexual abuse into ‘The Tale’," 25 May 2018
My dispassionate leanings were vindicated a couple of months later, when the U.S. hosted the World Cup.

— leo robson, The New Yorker, "How We Watch Soccer Now," 5 Dec. 2016
And although there may be some rationale to a dispassionate swat, what parents and caregivers didn't understand was what was happening to the child's brain, especially when the small spank turned into a beating or whipping.

— meghan leahy, chicagotribune.com, "I don't want to spank my sassy 4-year-old. What should I do instead?," 5 July 2018
Grow Faster’ While stopping short of the wholesale breakup some investors have called for, a separation of GE Healthcare makes good on Flannery’s pledge to take a dispassionate look at the portfolio.

— rick clough, Bloomberg.com, "GE CEO’s Make-or-Break Overhaul Took Shape on a Ski Vacation," 27 June 2018
President Trump took a dispassionate view of the deal and scraped it to gain one with real teeth to it.

— WSJ, "U.S. Allies Are Shortsighted on Iran’s Threat," 22 May 2018
Rather, his argument goes, his ban was a lawful, dispassionate exercise involving multiple agencies and administration officials acting in the best interests of the nation.

— cristian farias, Daily Intelligencer, "The Supreme Court Continues to Chip Away at Protections for Minority Voters," 25 June 2018
The idea now isn't to be dispassionate; passion is good.

— greg cote, miamiherald, "Confessions, frustrations of a lifelong Dolphins fan who grew up to cover the team | Miami Herald," 11 May 2018

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First Known Use of dispassionate

1594

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dispassionate Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of dispassionate

fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased, dispassionate, objective mean free from favor toward either or any side. fair implies a proper balance of conflicting interests.