out of touch en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) No longer maintaining contact or communications.
I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.
I don't feel a single thing / Have the pills done too much / Haven't caught up with my friends in weeks / And now we're outta touch
2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat, performed by Em Beihold:
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(derogatory, idiomatic) Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.
They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes.
Near-synonyms: out of the loop; out of one's mind
The billionaire, who was once a man of the people, grew increasingly out of touch.
- (idiomatic) Old-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.
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(idiomatic) No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.
Near-synonym: out of one's mind
Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane
1992, Dave Pirner, “Runaway Train”, in Grave Dancers Union, performed by Soul Asylum:Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most out of touch | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more out of touch | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
in touch · well-grounded · well-rounded · in touch · in touch · grounded
Coordinates
Relateds
Synonyms
out of the loop · out of the loop · out of one's mind · out of one's mind · in the dark · incommunicado
Translations (42)
fi ei yhteydessä (no longer maintaining contact) · es desfasado (out of touch with reality) · es en el limbo (no longer conversant with sth) · pl odklejony (out of touch with reality) · sv aningslös (no longer conversant with sth) · sv glida isär (no longer maintaining contact) · es no estar en contacto (no longer maintaining contact) · fr hors-sol (out of touch with reality) · pl oderwany od rzeczywistości (out of touch with reality) · de realitätsfern (out of touch with reality) · pl nie w kontakcie (no longer conversant with sth) · es desatinado (out of touch with reality) · pl nie na bieżąco (no longer maintaining contact) · fr déconnecté (out of touch with reality) · es fuera de onda (no longer conversant with sth) · fi irrallaan (no longer conversant with sth) · es no estar al corriente (no longer conversant with sth) · es no estar al tanto (no longer conversant with sth) · el εκτός πραγματικότητας (out of touch with reality) · fi erossa (no longer maintaining contact) · es ajeno a la realidad (out of touch with reality) · cmn 不食人間煙火 /不食人间烟火 (out of touch with reality) · fi muissa maailmoissa (out of touch with reality) · sv aningslös (out of touch with reality) · it fuori dal mondo (out of touch with reality) · is utanveltu (out of touch with reality) · fi tietämätön (no longer conversant with sth) · de realitätsfremd (out of touch with reality) · es perder el contacto (no longer maintaining contact) · sv dåligt påläst (no longer conversant with sth) · es desentendido (no longer conversant with sth) · it fuori dalla realtà (out of touch with reality) · fi irrallaan todellisuudesta (out of touch with reality) · sv glida ifrån varandra (no longer maintaining contact) · cmn 脫節 /脱节 (no longer conversant with sth) · sv ouppdaterad (no longer conversant with sth) · pl nie w kontakcie (no longer maintaining contact) · sv tappa kontakten (no longer maintaining contact) · nl wereldvreemd (out of touch with reality) · sv inte ha en susning (out of touch with reality) · cmn 失去聯繫 /失去联系 (no longer maintaining contact) · sv inte ha en aning (out of touch with reality)