unattuned
adjective
un·at·tuned
ˌən-ə-ˈtünd 
-ˈtyünd
: not aware of or responsive to something : not having a good understanding of what is needed or wanted : not attuned
a teacher unattuned to the child's needs
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Americans are habitually unattuned to the massive and profoundly human apparatus that brings us basically everything in our lives.
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Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2021
Roorda accepts no responsibility for the impressions of those who may be unattuned to that fine grammatical distinction.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
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Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2021
Roorda accepts no responsibility for the impressions of those who may be unattuned to that fine grammatical distinction.
—Sam Adler-Bell, The New Republic, 20 Oct. 2020
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“Unattuned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattuned. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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