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deaf
[ def ]
adjective
- partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
- refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding:
deaf to all advice.
- Deaf, of or relating to the Deaf or their cultural community:
Deaf customs and values.
noun
- Deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the ):
social services for the Deaf.
- Usually the Deaf. Deaf persons who identify themselves as members of a community composed of Deaf persons and others who share in their culture.
deaf
/ ɛ /
adjective
- partially or totally unable to hear
- ( as collective noun ; preceded by the ) See also tone-deaf
the deaf
- refusing to heed
deaf to the cries of the hungry
Usage
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ, adverb
- ˈڲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- half-deaf adjective
- ԴDz· adjective
- non·· adverb
- non··Ա noun
- ܲ·- adjective
- qua·si-· adverb
- ·· adjective
- sem·i··Ա noun
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of deaf1
Word History and Origins
Origin of deaf1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with deaf , also see fall on deaf ears ; stone deaf ; turn a deaf ear .Example Sentences
The pain went immediately and she was no longer deaf.
Jodie, who is profoundly deaf and was fitted with a cochlear implant at a young age, credits their support for shaping who she is today.
The majority of the cast in Reunion are deaf or use BSL in their roles.
Then apply the law, blind and deaf — especially to politics.
Their response fell on deaf, spray-tanned ears as Trump went on to share an AI-generated video of his future Mediterranean resort.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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