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1. (v.t.) deafen
to make deaf.
2. deafen
to stun with noise.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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| Definition of 'deafen' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) deafen
be unbearably loud
"a deafening noise"
2. (verb) deafen, deaf
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
3. (verb) deafen
make soundproof
"deafen a room"
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1. (verb) deafen
to make sb temporarily unable to hear
to be deafened by the noise
2. deafen
to make sb deaf
***The illness deafened him.
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| Definition of 'deafen' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) deafen
to make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly
2. (verb) deafen
to render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc
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Sense: to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing
I was deafened by the noise in there!
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 Afrikaans: doof maak, verdoof |
 Arabic: يُصِمُّ الآذان |
 Bulgarian: бивам оглушен |
 Brazilian: ensurdecer |
 Czech: ohlušit |
 German: betäuben |
 Danish: gøre døv |
 Greek: ξεκουφαίνω |
 Spanish: ensordecer |
 Estonian: kurdistama |
 Farsi: کر کردن |
 Finnish: tehdä kuuroksi |
 French: assourdir |
 Hebrew: לְהַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָייִם |
 Hindi: बहरा करने वाली आवाज |
 Croatian: oglušiti |
 Hungarian: (meg)süketít |
 Indonesian: memekakkan |
 Icelandic: drekkja með hávaða |
 Italian: assordare |
 Japanese: 耳を聞えなくする |
 Korean: 귀머거리가 되게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: apkurtinti |
 Latvian: padarīt kurlu; apdullināt |
 Malay: memekakan |
 Dutch: doof maken |
 Norwegian: (over)døve |
 Polish: ogłuszyć |
 Persian: کر کردن |
 Pashto: كڼول |
 Portuguese: ensurdecer |
 Romanian: a asurzi |
 Russian: заглушать |
 Slovak: ohlušiť |
 Slovenian: oglušiti |
 Serbian: zaglušiti |
 Swedish: göra döv, överrösta |
 Thai: ทำให้ไม่ได้ยิน |
 Turkish: sağır etmek |
 Taiwanese: 使人暫時聽不見，震耳欲聾 |
 Ukrainian: глушити, заглушати |
 Urdu: کان پھاڑنا |
 Vietnamese: làm điếc tai |
 Chinese: 使聋，震耳欲聋的 |
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