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deaf-mute

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deaf-mute also deaf mute (dfmyt) Often Offensive
n.
A person who can neither hear nor speak.
adj. (df-myt)
Unable to speak or hear. See Usage Note at mute.
deaf-mute
Noun
a person who is unable to hear or speak
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deaf-mutedeaf-mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak
deaf-and-dumb person, mute
deaf person - a person with a severe auditory impairment
dummy, silent person - a person who does not talk
Adj.1.deaf-mute - lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
deaf-and-dumb
deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Translations

deaf-mute [ˈdɛfmjuːt] n → sordomudo/a
deaf-mute [ˈdɛfmjuːt] n → sourd/e-muet/te
deaf-mute [ˈdɛfmjuːt] deaf n → Taubstumme(r) f(m)
deaf-mute [ˈdɛfmjuːt] n → sordomuto/a
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One of these pupils was a little deaf-mute tot, five years of age, named Georgie Sanders.
The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context
I called to mind the theory that an innate physical deficiency is seldom without its moral counterpart, and I wondered how far this would apply to the deaf-mute at my side, who was ill-grown, wizened, and puny into the bargain.
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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