English-Finnish translations for tone-deaf

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Definition of tone-deaf

• Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes
• Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people
• Insensitive and offensive as a result of not noticing the current social context
• tone-deaf|Tone-deaf people, as a group

Examples

• a politicians tone-deaf remarks about the price of bread
• The elected officialss tone-deaf remarks about the operations of the clerk’s office were disappointing
• a distinction unavailable to the tone-deaf

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