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dispassionate
What does dispassionate mean?
dispassionate (adjective): not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use dispassionate in a sentence?
- A journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dispassionate?
/dɪˈspæʃənət/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dispassionate come from?
From dis- + passionate.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
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having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference
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lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
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not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice
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