tone-deaf
English
Adjective
tone-deaf (comparative more tone-deaf, superlative most tone-deaf)
- Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
- (colloquial) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
- (colloquial) Out of touch with the interests of ordinary people.
- a politician's tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread
Derived terms
- tone deafness
Translations
unable to distinguish differences in pitch
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