tone-deaf

The definition of tone deaf is someone who can't hear the difference in musical notes, or who can't sing.

(adjective)

An example of tone deaf is someone who sings along to songs but who has a terrible voice and cannot get the pitch of the notes right.

See tone-deaf in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

not able to distinguish accurately differences in musical pitch

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See tone-deaf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Unable to distinguish differences in musical pitch.

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