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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Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Journalism, my beloved profession, still clings to the virtues of distance and detachment.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Nurrenbern’s opposition stemmed from community activists, who questioned Hall’s objectivity and willingness to hold officers accountable for misconduct.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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The standards emphasize objectivity, independence from political influence, and rigorous articulation of uncertainty.—
Brian O'Neill,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ideal snowmaking conditions today require a dewpoint temperature – the combination of coldness and humidity – of around 28 F (-2 C) or less.—
Sunshine Swetnam,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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This character often keeps her feelings to herself, not out of coldness but from a fear of becoming a burden to others.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Dispassion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispassion. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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