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out of touch

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌaʊt əv ˈtʌtʃ/

out of touch means: If you do not understand real conditions or other people’s lives, your ideas may be unrealistic.

adjective

UNREALISTICB2

If you do not understand real conditions or other people’s lives, your ideas may be unrealistic.

  • These leaders are out of touch with ordinary people.
  • His rent estimate showed how out of touch he was.
  • Do you think the committee is out of touch with reality?

How to use it: out of touch with something (The board seems out of touch with workers’ needs.)

Similar words: unrealistic, disconnected

Opposites: realistic

Common phrases: completely out of touch, seem out of touch

NO CONTACTB1

If people no longer speak or write to each other, they are no longer in contact.

  • We have been out of touch for months.
  • She was out of touch with her cousins until last summer.
  • Have you been out of touch since he moved?

How to use it: out of touch with someone (I have been out of touch with Sam for years.)

Similar words: not in contact

Opposites: in touch

Common phrases: be out of touch, stay out of touch

BEHIND THE TIMESB2

If you know little about current fashions or popular interests, your ideas seem old.

  • My uncle seems out of touch with modern fashion.
  • I felt out of touch when everyone discussed the latest singers.
  • Are these old jokes making us look out of touch?

How to use it: out of touch with something (He is out of touch with current music.)

Similar words: behind the times, outdated

Opposites: up to date

Common phrases: seem out of touch, be out of touch

Questions about out of touch

What does out of touch mean?

If you do not understand real conditions or other people’s lives, your ideas may be unrealistic.

What is out of touch in other languages?

Türkçe: gerçeklerden kopuk · Español: desconectado de la realidad · Français: déconnecté de la réalité · Deutsch: realitätsfern · Italiano: avulso dalla realtà · 日本語: 現実離れした

How do you pronounce out of touch?

It is pronounced /ˌaʊt əv ˈtʌtʃ/.

How do you use out of touch in a sentence?

These leaders are out of touch with ordinary people. His rent estimate showed how out of touch he was.

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