tone-deaf

== English == === Alternative forms === tone deaf === 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 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. ==== Derived terms ==== tone-deafly tone-deafness ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====