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Meaning of tone-deaf

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tone-deaf

noun

Definitions

  1. Tone-deaf people, as a group.

    Example: a distinction unavailable to the tone-deaf

adjective

Definitions

  1. Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

  2. Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.

  3. Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.

    Example: The elected official's tone-deaf remarks about the operations of the clerk’s office were disappointing

  4. Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.