tune out
Mentally check out
To tune out is to stop paying attention, whether deliberately or through distraction.
The phrase comes from adjusting a radio away from a station.
You might tune out a boring lecture or tune out background noise.
I tried to explain, but he'd already tuned out.
To tune someone out is to ignore them specifically.
Cease device operation
- disconnectTo break a connection
- detachTo separate from
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- drift offBegin sleeping gradually
mental escape · unplug · go blank · absent-minded · daydream · wander · distracted · autopilot
Send away or reject
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- neglectFailure to provide care
- unhearingNot perceiving sound
- deaf earRefusal to listen
brush off · block · selective hearing · oblivious · inattentive · unresponsive · heedless · unmindful
Awareness of the present
- presenceState of being somewhere
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- groundingConnecting to earth
letting go · release · detachment · serenity · calm · contemplation · mantra · awareness
Excessive simultaneous stimulation
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- overstimulationExcessive sensory input
- saturationState of complete permeation
mental fatigue · information overload · shutdown · numbing · desensitization · self-preservation · escape · retreat
switch off
Cease device operation
- disconnectTo break a connection
- detachTo separate from
- withdrawRemove or pull away
drift off · mental escape · unplug · go blank · absent-minded · daydream · wander · distracted · autopilot · glazed
dismiss
Send away or reject
deaf ear · brush off · block · selective hearing · oblivious · inattentive · unresponsive · heedless · unmindful · blank
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
grounding · letting go · release · detachment · serenity · calm · contemplation · mantra · awareness · equanimity
sensory overload
Excessive simultaneous stimulation
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- overstimulationExcessive sensory input
saturation · mental fatigue · information overload · shutdown · numbing · desensitization · self-preservation · escape · retreat · coping mechanism
- music expressionsmusic to my ears, play it by ear, strike a chord, play second fiddle, in harmony
- dismissalsgo away, leave, scram, beat it, buzz off
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- dismissdismiss, brush off, brush aside, wave away, wave off
- idlingidle, idled, loaf, loafed, laze
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
tune outtune in
Access a broadcast
pay attention · focus · concentrate · listen · engage
tune outlisten
Perceive sound attentively
listen closely · hear out · lend an ear · hang on every word · listen up
tune, out, tuning, tuneful, tuner, tuned, out-of-tune, retune, retuning