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agora_hills_
"Out of touch" can mean: Not up to date – Lacking awareness or knowledge about current events, trends, or changes. Example: "He's out of touch with modern technology." Not in communication – Not keeping in contact with someone. Example: "We lost touch after college, and now we're out of touch." Lacking understanding – Not being aware of or understanding someone's feelings or experiences. Example: "The CEO is out of touch with employees' concerns."

12 comments

SuMianAi•
yes
Gamer-Legend1•
Yeah that is what it means now
Middcore•
Yes, that's what it means. There is a very popular meme format of the character Principal Skinner from The Simpsons asking himself, "Am I out of touch?"
ThenaCykez•
Yes, though I would consider #1 and #3 to be the same semantic meaning. There is some abstract entity that can change over time and the person is not aware of those changes, whether it's a dominant emotion, shared attitude, social trend. technological development, etc.
OldFartWelshman•
All three meanings are in use in UK English, although the "not in communication" version is a bit less common.
SnooDonuts6494•
The first and third are effectively the same meaning. The second sounds strange. "out of touch" pretty much always means a lack of awareness.
Arbee21•
"Out of touch" doesn't have a literal meaning of, they haven't kept in touch. More like they're no longer aware of the current situation or circumstances, or they're still thinking with an old mindset. These are the types of people you'd consider "Out of touch.".
riarws•
Yes, all of those make sense. 
Stuffedwithdates•
Yes these are all valid usages.
Lucas_JM•
I don't think I'd ever directly use it in the second one, rather, i'd just say "we lost touch" and leave it as that, but they all stick make sense.
ohjasminee•
The second one doesn’t super work in my opinion, it sounds more natural to say “We were close a few years ago, but we haven’t been *in touch* for a while.” Or “I *lost touch* with him after I quit.” You would be understood if you used the second example, but it’s not as natural, I think.
Particular-Move-3860•
All three are valid and commonly-used meanings of "out of touch." The general meaning of the phrase is "unaware of recent events or developments" but that sense can be stretched to cover a number of different situations. The three that you cited in your question are all correct uses of the phrase.