dispassion

noun

dis·​pas·​sion (ˌ)dis-ˈpa-shən How to pronounce dispassion (audio)
Synonyms of dispassionnext
: absence of passion : coolness

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She viewed the problem with the weary dispassion of a police officer who had seen everything.
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The original medical examiner is dead, so the replacement, Lisa Gavin, examined slides of Shakur’s bloated cadaver with the dispassion of a science teacher dissecting a frog. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Eliot loved hearing Claire talk about people, her combination of warmth and dispassion. — 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 See All Example Sentences for dispassion

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dispassion was in 1690

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“Dispassion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispassion. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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