How to pronounce “tone-deaf”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
• (colloquial) Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
• (colloquial, figurative) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
• (colloquial, figurative) Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

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