What does DISPASSIONATE mean?

Definitions for DISPASSIONATE
dɪsˈpæʃ ə nɪtdis·pas·sion·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dispassionate, cold-eyedadjective

    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

    "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"

Wiktionary

  1. dispassionateadjective

    not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dispassionateadjective

    Cool; calm; impartial; moderate; temperate.

    Etymology: from dis and passionate.

    Wise and dispassionate men thought he had been proceeded with very justly. Edward Hyde.

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  1. dispassionate

    Dispassionate refers to not influenced by strong feeling or personal bias; impartial or detached, typically in a context where emotions or personal perspectives might commonly influence judgement. It implies an ability to make fair, objective decisions without being swayed by emotions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dispassionateadjective

    free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm; composed

  2. Dispassionateadjective

    not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISPASSIONATE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DISPASSIONATE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of DISPASSIONATE in a Sentence

  1. Paul Ryan:

    I will obviously bone up on all the rules, my goal is to be dispassionate and to be ‘Switzerland.’To be neutral and dispassionate. Make sure that the rule of law prevails and to make sure that the delegates make their decision however the rules require them to do that. I will acquaint myself with these things at the right time.

  2. Elena Botelho:

    That means taking responsibility for what led to the firing. They can be dispassionate about saying' Here's what happened. It didn't play out as well as I'd hoped. And here's what I've done to address that,'.

  3. Don Samuels:

    That was so painful — just painful to watch and to see a Black man, of dark complexion, under the knee of a dispassionate White male, it conjured up all kinds of slavery imagery.

  4. Elena Botelho:

    Those who land on their feet more quickly are able to own their story, that means taking responsibility for what led to the firing. They can be dispassionate about saying' Here's what happened. It didn't play out as well as I'd hoped. And here's what I've done to address that,'.

  5. Ahmed Korayem:

    Nothing is more relentless or as dispassionate as time

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