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
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.
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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
The cowboys are loading their guns with dispassion and buckshot.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 23 June 2022
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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
The cowboys are loading their guns with dispassion and buckshot.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 23 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for dispassion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispassion
Noun
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Working longer hours also reduces psychological detachment from work, which is essential for healthy recovery processes from one day to the next.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The dialogue will explore her career milestones and the philosophies that have shaped her artistry, including the practice of detachment, a theme both Jones and Akil connect to through lessons learned from Oprah Winfrey.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The problem here is that in the real world, factual accuracy is the bedrock of journalism, and objectivity would be a close second.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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These effects remained true regardless of factors like task complexity, objectivity or reliability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His static, often distant camera has a trace of coldness to it too.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Birkin adored the baby but was tortured by her husband’s coldness.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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