Definition of "dispassion" [dis•pas•sion]

• Freedom from passion, bias, or emotion; objectivity. (noun)

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• "At the end of nearly three hours of questions, Judge Lynch complimented all of us for discussing the law with "dispassion," which made me think we should have been more emotional about the impact this has had on our office."
• "We did cite several things that happened, including particularly the contact with Joe Lockhart of the Kerry campaign that showed gross insensitivity to the kind of dispassion that you have to maintain, especially if you're going to do this kind of heavy investigative reporting."
• "How could you even maintain any pretense of dispassion or cynicism when you know what it's like to look at a sleeping little girl's face?"