Meaning

4 senses
  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.

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

    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.

  3. (idiomatic)Old-fashioned, no longer aware of popular culture.

  4. (idiomatic)No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.

    Near-synonym: out of one's mind

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

    realitätsfremd, realitätsfern

Examples

33 sentences
  1. Tom seems out of touch.

    Том, здається, не дуже в курсі. — deniko

  2. Tom has been out of touch.

  3. Tom reached out to touch Mary.

  4. Tom reached out to touch it.

  5. Tom has been out of touch for some time.

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
out of touch with reality:

Forms

more out of touch, most out of touch
Comparativemore out of touch Lesson
Superlativemost out of touch Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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