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