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deaf

DEFINITIONS OF: deaf

1

n people who have severe hearing impairments

“many of the deaf use sign language”
Type of:
people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

adj lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

Synonyms
deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute
lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
deafened
caused to hear poorly or not at all
hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired
having a hearing loss
deaf as a post, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, unhearing
totally deaf; unable to hear anything
tone-deaf
unable to appreciate music
Antonyms:
hearing
able to perceive sound
quick-eared, sharp-eared
having keen hearing
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adj (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

“deaf to her warnings”
Synonyms:
indifferent
heedless, unheeding
marked by or paying little heed or attention

v make or render deaf

Synonyms:
deafen
Type of:
desensitise, desensitize
cause not to be sensitive
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