out of tune
English
Prepositional phrase
- Not in the correct musical pitch.
- Synonyms: off-key, pitchy
- Antonym: in tune
- The violins go out of tune in damp weather.
- By the end of the song, I was completely out of tune with the guitar.
- c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
- It is the lark that sings so out of tune,
Straining harsh discords and unpleasing sharps.
- (figurative) Not in agreement or in harmony (with something).
- Synonym: out of step
- The party’s social policy is out of tune with the values of most citizens.
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Translations
not in correct musical pitch
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