tune out

British  

verb

1. informal to cease to take an interest (in) or pay attention (to)

   many people had tuned out of politics

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tune out Idioms  

1. Adjust a receiver so as not to receive a signal, as in Let's tune out all this interference . [Early 1900s]

2. Dissociate oneself from one's surroundings; also, disregard, ignore. For example, The average reader, used to seeing lots of color images, tunes out when confronted with big blocks of text , or Some mothers are expert at tuning out the children's whining and quarreling . [1920s] For an antonym, see tune in .

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Example Sentences

Today most American households have two working parents, so once they’re home there’s plenty to do and little opportunity to tune out the world.

From The Wall Street Journal

So far, artificial intelligence spending, strong corporate earnings, and a resilient economy has allowed investors to tune out the news, but with stock valuations high, there’s little room for error.

From Barron's

So far, artificial intelligence spending, strong corporate earnings, and a resilient economy has allowed investors to tune out the news, but with stock valuations high, there’s little room for error.

From Barron's

Profiting from an anomaly requires investors who can tune out Wall Street too, though—not just CEOs.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lights will be bright, a target will be on their back as the best program in the country, but they will tune out the noise by focusing on their work.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• avoid
• discount
• fail
• forget
• neglect
• overlook
• reject
• scorn