out of touch

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

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

   Synonyms: incommunicado, in the dark, out of the loop

   Antonym: in touch

   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

4. (idiomatic, derogatory) Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.

   Antonyms: in touch, well-grounded, grounded, well-rounded

   Coordinate terms: rusty, eccentric

   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.

   They're so out of touch that all they can do all day is compare yacht sizes.

6. (idiomatic) Old-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.
8. (idiomatic) No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.

   Antonym: in touch

   Near-synonym: out of one's mind

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

   • 1992, Dave Pirner, “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

Related terms

• touch grass

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, erossa (fi)
• Polish: nie w kontakcie, nie na bieżąco
• Spanish: perder el contacto (verb), no estar en contacto (verb)
• Swedish: verb phrases for losing contact: tappa kontakten, glida isär, glida ifrån varandra

no longer conversant with sth — see also uninformed,‎ ignorant

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 脫節 / 脱节 (zh) (tuōjié)

• Finnish: irrallaan (fi), tietämätön (fi)
• Polish: nie w kontakcie
• Spanish: no estar al tanto (verb), fuera de onda, no estar al corriente (verb), en el limbo, desentendido (es)
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), dåligt påläst, ouppdaterad

out of touch with reality — see also outdated

• 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)
• Georgian: რეალობას მოწყვეტილი (realobas moc̣q̇veṭili)
• German: realitätsfremd (de), realitätsfern (de)
• Greek: εκτός πραγματικότητας (ektós pragmatikótitas)
• Icelandic: utanveltu
• Italian: fuori dal mondo, fuori dalla realtà
• Polish: oderwany od rzeczywistości, odklejony
• Spanish: desfasado (es), ajeno a la realidad, desatinado (es)
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), inte ha en susning, inte ha en aning