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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part | |
| Related terms: | hearing inattentive hard-of-hearing profoundly_deaf deafened tone-deaf deaf-and-dumb hard-of-hearing deaf-and-dumb | |
| 2. | [ noun ] people who have severe hearing impairments | |
| Examples: | "many of the deaf use sign language" |
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| Related terms: | people deaf_person deafen | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed | |
| Synonyms: | indifferent | |
| Examples: | "deaf to her warnings" |
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| Related terms: | heedless | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make or render deaf | |
| Synonyms: | deafen | |
| Examples: | "a deafening noise" |
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| Related terms: | desensitize desensitize | |
| Similar spelling: |
defy deify Defoe Defeo Depauw Deb Devi Depp Deep Deeb Debo Debi |
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