Dispassion

//dɪsˈpæʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Freedom from passion; the absence of passion; an undisturbed state; ataraxy. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    objectivity and detachment wordnet

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abnegationabstinenceaccidiaacediaaloofnessanesthesia

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"One cannot remain neutral between those who destroy the law and those who obey it. Neutrality means not dispassion but impartiality, and one cannot remain impartial between right and wrong."

Etymology

From dis- + passion.

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