Definition
No longer maintaining contact or communications.
Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.
No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.
In Context
- "I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called."
- "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"
- "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."
- "Near-synonym: out of one's mind"
- "Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?"
- "Bought a ticket for a runaway train / Like a madman laughing at the rain / A little out of touch, a little insane"
Also Said As
- incommunicado
- in the dark
- out of the loop
Opposite In Meaning
See Also
- touch grass