# tone-deaf

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
2. Having little or a shallow or banal appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
3. Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
4. Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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