tone-deaf
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tone-deaf
adjective more tone-deaf · most tone-deaf · tone deaf
- Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes. Although he was tone-deaf, he was a great lyricist.
- Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
- Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people. a politician's tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread
- Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context. Otherwise, saying “N-word” is plenty accurate; I knew exactly what you meant. And arguing for your need to use an explosive term, when a common euphemism will do, makes you seem defensive and tone-deaf.
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adj unable to distinguish differences in pitch
| Español | sin oído musical |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 음치(音癡)의 eumchi-ui |
| 日本語 | 音痴の onchi no |
| 中文 | 音痴的 yīnchī de |
| Português | amúsico |
| Français | qui n'a pas d'oreille |
| Deutsch | ohne Gefühl für Tonhöhen, ohne musikalisches Gehör |
| Italiano | che non ha orecchio |
| Русский | не различа́ющий отте́нков зву́ка ne različájuščij otténkov zvúka, немузыка́льный nemuzykálʹnyj, медве́дь на у́хо наступи́л medvédʹ na úxo nastupíl |
| العربية | أَصَمّ لِلطَّبَقَات الصَوْتِيَّة ʔaṣamm li-ṭ-ṭabaqāt aṣ-ṣawtiyya |
| עברית | חירש לצלילים |
adj out of touch
| Español | desubicado |
|---|---|
| Français | déconnecté, hors-sol |
| Deutsch | weltfremd, abgehoben, ohne Bezug, keinen Draht (haben) |
adj insensitive and offensive
| Español | insensible |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | taktlos (if impolite), unangebracht, geschmacklos |
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@misc{tone_deaf_2026,
title = {tone-deaf},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tone-deaf},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
