deafness

deaf

 (dĕf)

adj. deaf·er, deaf·est

1. Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.

2. often Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.

3. Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless: was deaf to our objections.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

1. Deaf people considered as a group. Used with the.

2. often Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication. Used with the.

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[Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf.]

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deaf′ly adv.

deaf′ness n.

Usage Note: The rise of the Deaf Pride movement in the 1980s introduced a distinction between deaf and Deaf, with the capitalized form used specifically in referring to deaf persons belonging to the community—also known as Deaf culture—that has formed around the use of American Sign Language as the preferred means of communication.

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Deafness

See also ear; hearing

aerophone

a type of ear trumpet used by the deaf.

Ameslan

an acronym for the American Sign Language for the Deaf, a system of communication through gestures and hand signals.

anaudia

loss or absence of the power of hearing.

autophony

a form of deafness in which the sufferer hears only his own voice, and that very loudly. See also medical specialties.

dactylology, dactyliology

the technique of communicating through signs made with the fingers, as in the manual alphabet for the deaf.

deafmutism

the condition of lacking both hearing and speech. Also called surdomutism. — deafmute, n.

manualism

the teaching of communication through the use of hand signals to the deaf. — manualist, n.

oralism

1. the principles of the oral method of training the deaf, as lip reading.
2. the support or practice of these principles. Cf. manualism. — oralist, n.

osteophone

a hearing device for the deaf that is placed against the upper teeth so it can transmit vibrations to the auditory nerve through the bones of the skull.

paracusis

defective sense of hearing. Also paracousia.

phonautography

a procedure for producing visible records of sound waves or speech sounds, especially to assist the deaf in using the telephone. Also called visible speech. — phonautographic, adj.

surdism

Pathology. the degree of deafness that is sufficient to block the acquisition of speech by normal means.

surdomutism

deafmutism. — surdomute, n.

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deafness

The total or partial inability to hear. It can be caused by a variety of factors including diseases such as otosclerosis, blockage of the ear canal by wax, damage to the eardrum, damage to the bones of the middle ear, and damage to nerves that take messages from the ear to the brain.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

deafness - partial or complete loss of hearing hearing loss hearing disorder, hearing impairment - impairment of the sense of hearing tin ear, tone deafness - an inability to distinguish differences in pitch deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism - congenital deafness that results in inability to speak

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Translations

صَمَم، طَرَش

hluchota

døvhed

Taubheit

κώφωση

abombamientosordera

kuurous

surdité

חירשות

süketség

heyrnarleysi

sordit...sordità

døvhet

глухота

hluchota

gluhota

sağırlık

耳背聋

deafness

[ˈdefnɪs] N → sordera f

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deafness

[ˈdɛfnɪs] n (= inability to hear) → surdité f

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deafness

n (lit, fig) → Taubheit f → (to gegenüber)

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deafness

[ˈdɛfnɪs] n → sordità

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deaf

(def) adjective

1. unable to hear. She has been deaf since birth. doof أَصَم، أَطْرَش глух surdo hluchý taub døv κουφόςsordo kurt ناشنوا؛ کر kuuro sourdחרש बधिर, बहरा gluh, nagluh süket tuli heyrnarlaus sordo 耳の聞こえない 귀머거리의 kurčias kurls pekak doofdøvgłuchy كوڼ ، په غوږو دروند، ځان كوڼ اچوونكى surdo surd глухой hluchý gluh gluv döv หูหนวก sağır 聾的 глухий سننے سے محروم điếc 聋的

2. (with to) refusing to understand or to listen. He was deaf to all arguments. doof غَيْر مُسْتَعِد أن يَسْمَع отказващ surdo hluchý k taub døv for που αρνείται να ακούσει ή να καταλάβει sordo kurt بی توجه بودن به؛ گوش نکردن kuuro sourd אוֹטֵם אוֹזנָייִם ל- कुछ सुनने-समझने से इनकार nemati razumijevanja za nešto nem akarja meghallgatni tuli sem daufheyrist (við e-u) sordo 聞こうとしない 귀를 기울이지 않는 kurčias kurls tuli doofdøv forgłuchy : كوڼ ، په غوږو دروند، ځان كوڼ اچوونكى surdo surd не желающий слушать hluchý k gluh za gluv döv ไม่ยอมฟัง kulak asmayan, sağır 不肯聽的 глухий; той, що відмовляється слухати بے توجہی làm ngơ 不愿听的

ˈdeafness noun

doofheid صَمَم، طَرَش глухота surdez hluchota die Taubheit døvhed κωφότητα sordera kurtus ناشنوایی kuurous surditéחירשות बहरापन, बधिरता gluhoća süketség ketulian heyrnarleysi sordità 耳が聞えないこと 귀머거리임 kurtumas kurlums kepekakan doofheiddøvhetgłuchota كوڼ والى surdez surzenie глухота hluchota gluhota gluvoća dövhet หูหนวก sağırlık 聾，耳背 глухота بہراپن tật điếc 聋，耳背

ˈdeafen verb

to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing. I was deafened by the noise in there! doof maak, verdoof يُصِمُّ الآذان бивам оглушен ensurdecer ohlušit betäuben gøre døv ξεκουφαίνωensordecer kurdistama کر کردن tehdä kuuroksi assourdir לְהַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָייִם बहरा करने वाली आवाज oglušiti (meg)süketít memekakkan drekkja með hávaða assordare 耳を聞えなくする 귀머거리가 되게 하다 apkurtinti padarīt kurlu; apdullināt memekakan doof maken (over)døve ogłuszyć كڼول ensurdecer a asurzi заглушать ohlušiť oglušiti zaglušiti göra döv, överrösta ทำให้ไม่ได้ยิน sağır etmek 使人暫時聽不見，震耳欲聾 глушити, заглушати کان پھاڑنا làm điếc tai 使聋，震耳欲聋的

ˈdeafening adjective

very loud. the deafening roar of the engine. oorverdowend مُصِمٌّ للآذان много шумен ensurdecedor ohlušující betäubend øredøvende εκκωφαντικόςensordecedor kõrvulukustav کر کننده؛ گوشخراش korviahuumaava assourdissant מַחֲרִיש אוֹזנָיִים बहुत तेज आवाज zaglušujući fülsüketítő keras sekali ærandi assordante 耳をつんざくような 매우 요란한 kurtinantis apdullinošs sangat kuat oorverdovendøredøvendeogłuszający کون کونکی ensurdecedor asurzitor оглушительный ohlušujúci oglušujoč zaglušujući öronbedövande ซึ่งดังมาก sağır edici 震耳欲聾的 оглушливий; такий, що заглушує بہت شور والا rất to 震耳欲聋的

ˌdeaf-ˈmute noun

a person who is deaf and dumb. doofstom أصَم أبْكَم глухоням surdo-mudo hluchoněmý der/die Taubstumme døvstum κωφάλαλοςsordomudo kurttumm کر و لال؛ ناشنوا kuuromykkä sourd-muet, sourde-muette חֵרֵש-אִלֵם मूक-बधिर gluhonijem süketnéma bisu tuli daufdumbur maður sordomuto ろうあ者 농아자 kurčnebylis kurlmēmais orang yang pekak dan bodoh doofstommedøvstumgłuchoniemy کون surdo-mudo surdo-mut глухонемой hluchonemý gluhonem gluvonem dövstum [person] คนหูหนวกเป็นใบ้ sağır ve dilsiz 聾啞人 глухонімий گونگا بہرا شخص người câm điếc 聋哑人

fall on deaf ears

(of a warning etc) to be ignored. geen gehoor gee aan iets يَتَجاهَل бивам игнориран cair no vácuo zůstat nevyslyšen auf taube Ohren stoßen falde for døve øre πέφτω στο κενό, αφήνω κπ. αδιάφορο caer en oídos sordos kurtidele kõrvadele rääkima نادیده گرفته شدن kaikua kuuroille korville tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd לִפּוֹל עַל אוֹזנָיִים חֵירשוֹת बेअसर होना ne uvažiti upozorenje ili savjet süket fülekre talál diabaikan tala fyrir daufum eyrum cadere nel vuoto 無視される 묵살되다 nebūti išgirstam nesadzirdēt (brīdinājumu u.tml.) telah diabaikan geen gehoor vinden tale for døve ører nie znaleźć posłuchu له پامه غورځيدلى cair no vácuo a ignora проигнорировать zostať nevypočutý naleteti na gluha ušesa biti ignorisan för döva öron ถูกละเลย dinlememek, kulak asmamak 對牛彈琴 залишитися непочутим بے اثر رہنا bị phớt lờ 未被理睬, 不被听取

turn a deaf ear to

deliberately to ignore. They turned a deaf ear to my advice. doof wees vir iets, nie aan iets gehoor wil gee nie تَصامَّ عَن، أعارَهُ أذْنا صَمّاء игнорирам fazer ouvidos de mercador být hluchý k, ignorovat taub sein gegen vende det døve øre til κλείνω τα αφτιά μου, αδιαφορώ εσκεμμένα για κτ. hacerse el sordo (millegi suhtes) kurt olema اعتنا نکردن؛ گوش فرا ندادن ummistaa korvansa faire la sourde oreille à לְהַפנוֹת אוֹזֵן חָרֵישָה नजर अंदाज करना namjerno zanemariti savjet ili upozorenje nem akarja meghallgatni mengabaikan daufheyrast fare orecchi da mercante ～に耳を貸さない 귀를 기울이지 않다 praleisti pro ausis laist gar ausīm mengabaikan zich doof houden voor vende det døve øre til puszczać mimo uszu غوږ نه كيښودل fazer ouvidos de mercador a nu lua în seamă пропускать мимо ушей byť hluchý voči delati se gluhega ignorisati slå (vända) dövörat till เจตนาไม่ฟัง dinlememek, kulak asmamak 充耳不聞 не слухати кого, не звертати уваги на دھیان نہ دینا cố tình lờ đi 置若罔闻，装没听到

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deaf·ness

n. sordera.

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deafness

n sordera

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