Tone-deaf Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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In an era when most people can barely afford to raise one kid, this focus on quantity isn’t just tone-deaf.

From Salon

"His tone-deaf leadership shows a complete disregard for the human element and is actively harming both American Airlines and the people who keep it running every day."

From Barron's

It remains one of the most tone-deaf comments Vance has made — and he’s made many.

From Salon

In an era of “common prosperity” and a tightening labor market for youth, ostentatious displays of wealth have become viewed as tone-deaf.

From MarketWatch

As these tone-deaf lines indicate, Flanner was a gifted writer but not a political seer.

From The Wall Street Journal