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deaf
(d/E/f )

adjective (a)

  • lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    hearing
    source: wordnet30
  • Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • people who have severe hearing impairments(noun.group)
    Example:
    Many of the deaf use sign language.
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed(adj.all)
    Example:
    Deaf to her warnings.
    Synonym:
    indifferent
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • make or render deaf(verb.perception)
    Example:
    A deafening noise.
    Synonym:
    deafen
    source: wordnet30
  • To deafen.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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