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tone-deaf
Tone deaf is someone who can't hear the difference in musical notes. It is also an expression used to refer to someone 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.
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