Definition of "out of touch" in English

Adjective

1. No longer maintaining contact or communications.

   • I had been out of touch with my old friend for a long time when she called.

2. (idiomatic, derogatory) Disconnected or insulated from the everyday experiences and concerns of ordinary people.

   • 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.

3. No longer conversant with crucial basics such as facts, reality, the real world, and sanity; not aware or realistic.

   • Did his answer strike you as out of touch with reality?