Phrase guide

out of tune

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Not in the correct musical pitch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The violins go out of tune in damp weather.
  • By the end of the song, I was completely out of tune with the guitar.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: off-pitch, pitchy

Antonyms: in tune

2

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Meaning 2

Not in agreement or in harmony (with something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • The party’s social policy is out of tune with the values of most citizens.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: out of step

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 音高不準的 /音高不准的 (yīngāo bùzhǔn de) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 走音的 (zǒuyīn de) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跑調的 /跑调的 (pǎodiào de) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Dutch: ontstemd — not in correct musical pitch
  • Esperanto: misagorda — not in correct musical pitch
  • Finnish: epävireinen — not in correct musical pitch
  • Finnish: epäpuhdas — not in correct musical pitch
  • Finnish: falski — not in correct musical pitch
  • French: faux — not in correct musical pitch
  • German: verstimmt — not in correct musical pitch
  • Greek: παράφωνος (paráfonos) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνάρμοστος (anármostos) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Hungarian: hamis — not in correct musical pitch
  • Icelandic: hjáróma — not in correct musical pitch
  • Italian: stonato — not in correct musical pitch
  • Italian: scordato — not in correct musical pitch
  • Māori: rangirua — not in correct musical pitch
  • Māori: orotaha — not in correct musical pitch
  • Māori: tangihē — not in correct musical pitch
  • Norwegian Bokmål: falsk — not in correct musical pitch
  • Polish: fałszywy — not in correct musical pitch
  • Polish: rozstrojony — not in correct musical pitch
  • Portuguese: desafinado — not in correct musical pitch
  • Russian: фальши́во (falʹšívo) — not in correct musical pitch
  • Scottish Gaelic: ana-ghleusta — not in correct musical pitch
  • Spanish: desafinado — not in correct musical pitch
  • Spanish: fuera de tono — not in correct musical pitch
  • Swedish: med fel tonhöjd — not in correct musical pitch
  • Swedish: falskt — not in correct musical pitch
  • Tagalog: kagangkang — not in correct musical pitch
  • Tagalog: desapinado — not in correct musical pitch
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不和諧的 /不和谐的 (bù héxié de) — not in agreement or in harmony
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不一致的 (bù yīzhì de) — not in agreement or in harmony
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不協調的 /不协调的 (bù xiétiáo de) — not in agreement or in harmony
  • Finnish: epäsointuinen — not in agreement or in harmony