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tone-deaf

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tone-deaf (tndf)
adj.
Unable to distinguish differences in musical pitch.

tone-deaf
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) unable to distinguish subtle differences in musical pitch
tone deafness  n
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Adj.1.tone-deaf - unable to appreciate musictone-deaf - unable to appreciate music          
deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Translations
tone-deaf [ˈtəʊnˈdef] ADJque no tiene oído musical
tone-deaf [ˌtəʊnˈdɛf] adjstonato/a, completamente privo/a di orecchio (musicale)


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Byline: ANI Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Researchers have found that the nerve fibres that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people.
Will any of them impress and, more amusingly, will any tone-deaf deluded types appear?
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