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dispassion

Pronunciation:  dis'pashun

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 Definition: [n]  objectivity and detachment
 
 Synonyms: dispassionateness
 
 See Also: emotionlessness, unemotionality

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*pas"sion\, n.
Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. --Sir W.
Temple.

 
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