profoundly deaf

Thân thiện

A young woman who is profoundly deaf reads a book in a quiet library.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely unable to hear; having a total lack of hearing ability: The term "profoundly deaf" describes a severe hearing impairment where a person cannot hear any sound, including speech, even with amplification.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The child, born profoundly deaf, communicates primarily using sign language.
  • Specialized educational programs are essential for profoundly deaf students.
  • The accident left him profoundly deaf in one ear.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Clinical Context: Used as a formal descriptor in audiology and medical reports to specify the highest degree of hearing loss.
  • The audiogram confirmed she was profoundly deaf in both ears.
• Identity-First Language: Often used in discussions about Deaf culture and community, where being "profoundly deaf" is a central aspect of identity.
  • Many profoundly deaf individuals are proud members of the Deaf community.

Variants and Related Words

• Deafness (n): The condition of being unable to hear.
  • Profound deafness requires different support than mild hearing loss.
• Hearing-impaired (adj): A broader, sometimes less preferred, term for any degree of hearing loss.
• Prelingually deaf (adj): Deafness that occurs before language is acquired, which is often profound.

Synonyms

• Stone deaf: (Informal) Completely deaf.
• Totally deaf: Having no hearing ability.

Related Phrases

• Profound hearing loss: The medical term for the condition of being profoundly deaf.
  • He was diagnosed with profound hearing loss at birth.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. totally deaf; unable to hear anything

Từ đồng nghĩa

• stone-deaf
• deaf as a post
• unhearing