as in detachment
the absence of emotional involvement
viewed the problem with the weary dispassion of a police officer who had seen everything
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Recent Examples of dispassion
Eliot loved hearing Claire talk about people, her combination of warmth and dispassion.
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
In the play’s most striking image, the dead sit in the Grover’s Corners graveyard in rows—rather like a theatre audience—watching the living with quiet dispassion.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Nell shows a remarkable understanding of the song, a sense of dispassion that is both beautiful and chilling.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
And the agency has consistently performed those duties with rigor and dispassion.
—Eva Temkin, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
In the play’s most striking image, the dead sit in the Grover’s Corners graveyard in rows—rather like a theatre audience—watching the living with quiet dispassion.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Nell shows a remarkable understanding of the song, a sense of dispassion that is both beautiful and chilling.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
And the agency has consistently performed those duties with rigor and dispassion.
—Eva Temkin, STAT, 14 Dec. 2023
See All Example Sentences for dispassion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassion
Noun
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Create a safe place to practice independence so that the inevitable detachment from you is not too difficult, suggests Miller.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
15 Mar. 2026
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One of the main causes of floaters is posterior vitreous detachment, or PVD, which occurs when the shrinking vitreous gel pulls away from the retina entirely.—
Cathy Nelson,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But objectivity is the opposite of Hegseth’s intent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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This acknowledgment of reader subjectivity is in the spirit of Sloan’s work, in contrast to the traditional critic’s standpoint of an objectivity that has never really existed, that often only serves to obscure whiteness, masculinity, and wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The song has said everything that Ines can’t bring herself to, and her coldness chips away in the days and weeks that follow.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some of it has to do with the coldness of the skin.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Dispassion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassion. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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