out of tune

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out of tune

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Not in the correct musical pitch. The violins go out of tune in damp weather.
Similar: off-pitch, pitchy · Opposite: in tune
figuratively Not in agreement or in harmony (with something). The party’s social policy is out of tune with the values of most citizens.
Similar: out of step

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prep_phrase not in correct musical pitch

Español	desafinado, fuera de tono
中文	音高不準的 /音高不准的 yīngāo bùzhǔn de, 走音的 zǒuyīn de, 跑調的 /跑调的 pǎodiào de
Português	desafinado
Français	faux
Deutsch	verstimmt
Italiano	stonato, scordato
Ελληνικά	παράφωνος paráfonos
Русский	фальши́во falʹšívo

prep_phrase not in agreement or in harmony

中文	不和諧的 /不和谐的 bù héxié de, 不一致的 bù yīzhì de, 不協調的 /不协调的 bù xiétiáo de

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@misc{out_of_tune_2026,
  title = {out of tune},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out%20of%20tune},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}