dispassion

Thân thiện

She reviewed the evidence with complete dispassion.

Definition

Noun: 1. Objectivity and detachment; freedom from or absence of passion, bias, or strong emotion: The state or quality of being calm, impartial, and not influenced by personal feelings or prejudice. 2. Calmness; equanimity: A composed and unemotional state of mind, especially in situations that might typically provoke excitement or anger.

Usage

• General Use: Used to describe a deliberate, rational, and unemotional approach to situations, judgments, or analysis.
• Formal Context: Commonly found in formal, academic, or professional writing and speech to describe an ideal state for decision-making or observation.

Examples

• The judge was admired for her dispassion even when presiding over highly charged cases.
• Scientific research requires a degree of dispassion to evaluate evidence objectively.
• His dispassion in the face of criticism was remarkable; he simply listened and noted the points made.

Advanced Usage

• "With dispassion": In a manner that is detached and objective.
  • She analyzed the failed project with clinical dispassion, focusing only on the facts.
• "A mask of dispassion": A facade of calm detachment, possibly hiding true feelings.
  • He maintained a mask of dispassion, though internally he was deeply concerned.

Variants and Related Words

• Dispassionate (adjective): Not influenced by strong emotion; impartial and calm.
  • A dispassionate observer of the political debate.
• Dispassionately (adverb): In a dispassionate manner.
  • He spoke dispassionately about the company's financial difficulties.

Synonyms

• Impartiality: Equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness.
• Detachment: A state of being objective or aloof.
• Objectivity: The quality of being based on observable phenomena and not influenced by emotions or personal prejudices.
• Equanimity: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.

Antonyms

• Passion: Strong and barely controllable emotion.
• Bias: Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
• Partiality: Unfair bias in favor of one thing or person compared with another; favoritism.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To view with dispassion": To consider or look at something in a completely objective and unemotional way.
  • Historians must learn to view even tragic events with a certain dispassion.
• "Cold dispassion": Emphasizes a particularly stark or clinical lack of emotion.
  • The report was written with a cold dispassion that made the facts seem even more stark.

Học thuật

Noun

1. objectivity and detachment
   • her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dispassionateness
• dryness