Unattuned

The dozen or so of Danny's friends, convinced that the two Daniels did not commit a hate crime are so unattuned to the historical context of their words that it gave me pause. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As I recall Krim said something to the effcet that the Ginsberg crowd was so unattuned to pulp publishing that they were even thinking of sending On The Road there. ❋ Bill Crider (2007)

She yielded to its influence, and the too natural consequence in a mind unattuned to soft emotions was, that the attentions of Adrian became distasteful to her. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Self psychology sees all psychopathology as reflecting self deficits—that is, gaps, or missing or underdeveloped elements in self structure that come about as a result of unattuned or traumatic caretaking. ❋ EDA G. GOLDSTEIN (2001)

Because it sees all psychopathology as reflecting self deficits—that is, gaps, missing, or underdeveloped elements in self-structure that come about as a result of unattuned or traumatic caretaking, treatment based on self psychological principles provides patients with a second chance to complete their development. ❋ EDA G. GOLDSTEIN (2001)

When the self-structure is weak and vulnerable as a result of unattuned, neglectful, or traumatic caretaking, both the self-concept and self-esteem regulation become impaired. ❋ EDA G. GOLDSTEIN (2001)

Although she praised her daughter for being smart, independent, and well-behaved, she rarely spent time with her, seemed unattuned to her feelings, and unaware of her real abilities. ❋ EDA G. GOLDSTEIN (2001)

Those deviations that were identified in the subjects he studied always reflected mismatching or unattuned transactions between children and their caretakers, rather than residing in the infant alone. ❋ EDA G. GOLDSTEIN (2001)

Blocked by solid stone, the sorcerer could not force the Stormwarden out of the shaft without direct contact with a staff whose aura was instantly fatal to anyone unattuned to its forces. ❋ Wurts, Janny (1989)

Wotan works in mysterious ways, and this serves to keep the unattuned out of His business. ❋ The SubGenius Foundation (1983)

Her eyes still brightened with welcome at his approach, but their light was quickly veiled beneath drooping lids, and through the cadences of her low tones he caught at times the vibration of a new chord, to whose meaning his ear was as yet unattuned. ❋ J. N. [Illustrator] Marchand (N/A)

But she seemed unattuned, and coyly refrained from showing her face. ❋ Rex Ellingwood Beach (1913)

On the other hand, this mysterious perception by her of things unseen and hitherto unguessed, of rays of delight in the spectrum of values to which his senses were unattuned, was for Ditmar the supreme essence of her fascination. ❋ Winston Churchill (1909)