deafness

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deafness

A child with deafness uses sign language to communicate with a friend.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Partial or complete loss of hearing: The condition of being unable to hear, either partially or totally. It is a physical impairment of the sense of hearing.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The loud noise at the factory caused permanent deafness in his left ear.
    • Advances in medicine can help prevent some forms of childhood deafness.
    • She communicates using sign language due to her profound deafness.
Advanced Usage
  • "stone deafness": A colloquial term for complete or total deafness.
    • After the accident, he was left with stone deafness in one ear.
  • "nervous deafness": Deafness caused by damage to the auditory nerve or the brain's hearing centers.
    • The diagnosis confirmed it was a case of nervous deafness.
Variants and Related Words
  • Deaf (adj): Unable to hear or having impaired hearing.
    • The school provides special programs for deaf children.
  • Deafen (verb): To make someone deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
    • The explosion was loud enough to deafen anyone nearby.
Synonyms
  • Hearing loss: The general term for a reduced ability to hear.
  • Hearing impairment: A broader term that includes all degrees of hearing loss, from mild to profound.
Related Phrases
  • Turn a deaf ear (to) (idiom): To refuse to listen or pay attention to something.
    • The manager turned a deaf ear to the employees' complaints.
  • Deaf to (phrase): Unwilling to listen to or be persuaded by something.
    • He was deaf to all arguments against his plan.
deafness

A child with deafness uses sign language to communicate with a friend.

Noun
  1. partial or complete loss of hearing

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