tin ear n an inability to distinguish differences in pitch n insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language Synonym(s) tone deafness
News & Articles tin ear Obama’s Syria characterization applies to Fed nominee A president, backed into a corner by his loose tongue and tin ear, ignores unsolicited advice and sets himself up for a bruising vote in Congress he may not win,... Sept. 7, 2013 - New York Post