out of touch

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

out of touch (comparative more out of touch, superlative most out of touch)

1. (idiomatic) No longer maintaining contact or communications.

   I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.

   • 2022 January 28, Em Beihold, Nick Lopez, Dru DeCaro, “Numb Little Bug”, in Egg in the Backseat‎^[1], performed by Em Beihold:

     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

2. (idiomatic) No longer conversant with something, especially facts, reality, or the world; not aware or realistic.

   Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?

   • 1992, Dave Pirner (lyrics and music), “Runaway Train”, in Grave Dancers Union, performed by Soul Asylum:

     Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane

Synonyms

• in the dark, out of the loop

Antonyms

• in touch

Translations

no longer maintaining contact

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 失去聯繫／失去联系 (shīqù liánxì), 失去聯繫／失去联系 (shīqù liánxì)

• Finnish: ei yhteydessä (fi), erossa
• Swedish: verb phrases for losing contact: tappa kontakten, glida isär, glida ifrån varandra

no longer conversant with sth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫節／脱节 (zh) (tuōjié)

• Finnish: irrallaan (fi), tietämätön (fi)
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), dåligt påläst, ouppdaterad

out of touch with reality

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不食人間煙火／不食人间烟火 (bù shí rénjiān yānhuǒ)

• Dutch: wereldvreemd (nl)
• Finnish: irrallaan todellisuudesta, muissa maailmoissa
• French: déconnecté (fr), hors-sol (fr)
• German: realitätsfremd (de)
• Greek: εκτός πραγματικότητας (ektós pragmatikótitas)
• Icelandic: utanveltu
• Italian: fuori dal mondo, fuori dalla realtà
• Polish: oderwany od rzeczywistości
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), inte ha en susning, inte ha en aning