deaf
Pronunciation:
/diːf/noun
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A deaf person.
noun
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(with "the") Those who are deaf, taken as a group.
verb
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To deafen.
adjective
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Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
Example: Those people are deaf to reason.
Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
Decayed; tasteless; dead.
Example: a deaf nut; deaf corn