dispassion

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UK/dɪsˈpæʃən/

noun

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

Similar
dispassionatenessdryness
OriginEnglish passion ← Middle English passioun ← Old French passion →
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Meanings

noundispassion (countable and uncountable, plural dispassions)

plural dispassions

  1. countableuncountableFreedom from passion; the absence of passion; an undisturbed state; ataraxy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounobjectivity and detachment

Similar
dispassionatenessdryness
Broader
unemotionalityemotionlessness
Also see
dispassionatenessdryness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*peh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ph₁tós
  12. Proto-Italic*patosder.?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pet-der.?
  14. Latinpatior
  15. Latinpassiō
  16. Old Englishpassion
  17. Latinpassiō
  18. Old Frenchpassion
  19. Middle Englishpassioun
  20. Englishpassion
  21. Englishdispassion

From dis- + passion.

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Cite this entry
APA

dispassion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispassion

MLA

“dispassion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispassion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispassion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispassion.

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