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[ adjective ] unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Synonyms

cold-eyed

Examples

"a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"

Related terms

impartial

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[ adjective ] unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

Examples

"a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

Instead of emotional recrimination , loaded phrases and sloganeering , we need a dispassionate study of the facts , a better understanding of the opposite viewpoint and a more serious effort to extend the areas of agreement until a solution is reached .

Related terms

impartial

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