C1 adjective #23,022 most common

Tone-deaf people, as a group.

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  • (noun) Tone-deaf people, as a group.
  • (adjective) Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
  • (adjective) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun Tone-deaf people, as a group.
  2. 2
    adjective Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.
  3. 3
    adjective Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.
  4. 4
    adjective Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.
  5. 5
    adjective Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context.

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