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dispassion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪsˈpæʃən/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Freedom from passion; the absence of passion; an undisturbed state; ataraxy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

objectivity and detachment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her manner assumed a dispassion and dryness very unlike her usual tone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dispassionateness, dryness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unemotionality, emotionlessness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *peh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *ph1tós Proto-Italic *patosder.? Proto-Indo-European *pet-der.? Latin patior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin passiōbor. Old English passion ▲ Latin passiōbor. Old French passionbor. Middle English passioun English passion English dispassion From dis- + passion.