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deaf
[ def ]
adjective
- partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
- refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding:
deaf to all advice.
- Deaf, of or relating to the Deaf or their cultural community:
Deaf customs and values.
noun
- Deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the ):
social services for the Deaf.
- Usually the Deaf. Deaf persons who identify themselves as members of a community composed of Deaf persons and others who share in their culture.
deaf
/ ɛ /
adjective
- partially or totally unable to hear
- ( as collective noun ; preceded by the ) See also tone-deaf
the deaf
- refusing to heed
deaf to the cries of the hungry
Usage
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈڱ, adverb
- ˈڲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- · adverb
- ·Ա noun
- half-deaf adjective
- ԴDz· adjective
- non·· adverb
- non··Ա noun
- ܲ·- adjective
- qua·si-· adverb
- ·· adjective
- sem·i··Ա noun
- ܲ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of deaf1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of deaf1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with deaf , also see fall on deaf ears ; stone deaf ; turn a deaf ear .Example Sentences
His attitude has been seen not just as impossible to understand, but as completely tone deaf by some of those Smyth abused so appallingly, fuelling suspicions that he simply didn't want to know.
Over the last four years, even before Trump got into office, I tried to articulate what was about to happen, and clearly it fell on deaf ears.
The notion of turning a deaf ear to doubters is something the Kupps try to instill in their sons.
This nearly blind and deaf dog, during “Puppy Bowl,” scored an inordinate amount of touchdowns.
A deaf teenager has won a legal fight against Fife Council to have a British Sign Language interpreter in her class for school lessons.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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