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1. (adj.) deaf
partially or wholly deprived of the sense of hearing.
2. deaf
refusing to heed or be persuaded; unyielding:
deaf to all advice.
3. (n.) deaf
the deaf, deaf persons collectively.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME deef, OE dēaf, c. OHG toub, ON dauf)
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1. (adj) deaf
people who have severe hearing impairments
"many of the deaf use sign language"
2. (adj) deaf
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
3. (verb) deaf(p), indifferent(p)
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
"deaf to her warnings"
4. (verb) deafen, deaf
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
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1. (adjective) deaf
without the ability to hear or hear well
almost completely deaf; deaf in one ear
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) deaf
wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man
2. (adj) deaf
unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason
3. (adj) deaf
deprived of the power of hearing; deafened
4. (adj) deaf
obscurely heard; stifled; deadened
5. (adj) deaf
decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn
6. (verb) deaf
to deafen
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Sense: unable to hear
She has been deaf since birth.
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 Afrikaans: doof |
 Arabic: أَصَم، أَطْرَش |
 Bulgarian: глух |
 Brazilian: surdo |
 Czech: hluchý |
 German: taub |
 Danish: døv |
 Greek: κουφός |
 Spanish: sordo |
 Estonian: kurt |
 Farsi: ناشنوا؛ کر |
 Finnish: kuuro |
 French: sourd |
 Hebrew: חֵרֵש |
 Hindi: बधिर, बहरा |
 Croatian: gluh, nagluh |
 Hungarian: süket |
 Indonesian: tuli |
 Icelandic: heyrnarlaus |
 Italian: sordo |
 Japanese: 耳の聞こえない |
 Korean: 귀머거리의 |
 Lithuanian: kurčias |
 Latvian: kurls |
 Malay: pekak |
 Dutch: doof |
 Norwegian: døv |
 Polish: głuchy |
 Persian: ناشنوا؛ کر |
 Pashto: كوڼ ، په غوږو دروند، ځان |
 Portuguese: surdo |
 Romanian: surd |
 Russian: глухой |
 Slovak: hluchý |
 Slovenian: gluh |
 Serbian: gluv |
 Swedish: döv |
 Thai: หูหนวก |
 Turkish: sağır |
 Taiwanese: 聾的 |
 Ukrainian: глухий |
 Urdu: سننے سے محروم |
 Vietnamese: điếc |
 Chinese: 聋的 |
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