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, “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

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

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

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
• Spanish: perder el contacto (verb phrase), no estar en contacto (verb phrase)
• 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)
• Spanish: desinformado (es), no estar al tanto, ignorante (es), fuera de onda, no estar al corriente, en el limbo
• 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, odklejony
• Spanish: desactualizado (es), desfasado (es), ajeno a la realidad
• Swedish: aningslös (sv), inte ha en susning, inte ha en aning