hard-of-hearing

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hard-of-hearing

A teacher uses a microphone to speak to a hard-of-hearing student.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having a hearing loss: Describes a person who has a partial, but not complete, loss of the ability to hear. It is a formal or polite term for someone who is not fully deaf but has significant difficulty hearing.
Usage
  • This term is used as an adjective to describe a person's condition. It is considered more respectful and descriptive than some older or more colloquial terms.
  • It is typically used before a noun (e.g., a hard-of-hearing person) or after a linking verb like "is" or "are" (e.g., He is hard of hearing).
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The museum offers special tours for hard-of-hearing visitors.
    • My grandfather is hard of hearing, so we speak clearly and face him when we talk.
    • Accommodations like hearing loops are essential in public spaces for the hard-of-hearing community.
Advanced Usage
  • "Hard of hearing" as a compound adjective: While it functions as a single descriptive term, it is traditionally written with hyphens when it precedes a noun (e.g., a hard-of-hearing child) and often without hyphens when it follows a verb (e.g., The child is hard of hearing). Modern usage sometimes omits the hyphens in all cases.
  • Used in formal and legal contexts: This term is standard in medical, educational, and legal documents to describe a specific level of hearing impairment.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hearing-impaired (adj.): A broader, more clinical term that can encompass the full range of hearing loss, from mild to profound. Some people in the Deaf community prefer "hard of hearing" or "Deaf" over "hearing-impaired."
  • Deaf (adj.): Describes a person with little to no functional hearing. The capitalized "Deaf" often refers to cultural and community identity, not just the audiological condition.
  • Hearing loss (n.): The general condition of having diminished hearing ability.
Synonyms
  • Hearing-impaired: Having a reduced or deficient sense of hearing.
  • Partially deaf: Having some, but not total, deafness.
Antonyms
  • Hearing: Having the faculty of perceiving sound.
  • Fully hearing: Having normal auditory function.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Turn a deaf ear: To ignore or refuse to listen to something. (Note: This idiom is not a direct synonym and can be considered insensitive if used in the context of actual hearing loss.)
    • The manager turned a deaf ear to our complaints.
hard-of-hearing

A teacher uses a microphone to speak to a hard-of-hearing student.

Adjective
  1. having a hearing loss

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