deaf
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEAF
[more deaf; most deaf]
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:
not able to hear
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see also tone-deaf
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He has been deaf since birth.
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a deaf child
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She's completely/partially deaf in her right ear.
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a disease that caused her to go deaf [=become unable to hear]
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He's going a little deaf so you'll have to speak up.
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(informal) My grandmother's a sweet old lady, but she's as deaf as a post. [=she's very deaf]
2
:
not willing to listen to or consider something
— usually + to
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They were deaf to all of our suggestions.
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deaf to reason
fall on deaf ears
the deaf
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deaf people
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people who are not able to hear
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She goes to a school for the deaf.
turn a deaf ear
— deafness
noun [noncount]-
The disease can cause blindness and deafness.
