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Stop paying attention, dissociate oneself from a situation. Also, engage in a mindless activity. For example, When Felicia starts talking about her ailments and her friends' ailments, I totally zone out . This idiom also occurs in the passive, be zoned out . It originally alluded to narcotic intoxication and then was broadened to other kinds of dissociation. For a near synonym, see tune out , def. 2. [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]

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“I just found it very enjoyable to zone out and have the right kind of music on and just sort of keep going,” Mark said.

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Methods which McIlroy used to zone out included watching racy period drama Bridgerton - which he claimed he was talked into by wife Erica - and Disney animation Zootopia with his four-year-old daughter Poppy.

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Frankie, her voice in her ears telling her to notice everything around her as a way of not zoning out, is supposed to be concentrating on her job pumping gas.

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"I just try and lock in and zone out the crowd", says Joe.

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I’ve played it at times when I’m zoning out and I need to write.

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