abgehoben — meaning in English

English meaning

• rarefied adj Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
• tone deaf adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.

Senses

abgehoben is used for these senses in English:

• rarefied Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
• tone-deaf (colloquial, figurative) Out of touch with the experience of ordinary people.

rarefied — full definition

1. adj Distant from the lives and everyday concerns of ordinary people; esoteric, exclusive, select.
2. adj Elevated in style or nature, sublime; of high intellectual or moral value.
3. adj Less dense than usual; thin.

tone deaf — full definition

1. adjective Badly out of touch with how other people feel, so that what you say or do lands as insensitive or oblivious.
2. adjective Unable to hear or reproduce differences in musical pitch accurately.

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