deaf-mute
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deaf-mute
also deaf mute (dĕf′myo͞ot′)Offensiven.
A person who can neither hear nor speak.
adj.
Being deaf and unable to speak. See Usage Note at mute.
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deaf-mute
adj
(Physiology) unable to hear or speak
[C19: translation of French sourd-muet]
ˈdeaf-ˌmuteness, ˈdeaf-ˌmutism n
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deaf′-mute′
usage: See dumb.
—Offensive. adj.
1. unable to hear and speak.
n. 2. a person who is unable to hear and speak, esp. one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.
[1830–40; translation of French sourd-muet]
deaf′-mute′ness, deaf′-mut′ism, n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
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Translations
deaf-mute
[ˈdefˈmjuːt] N → sordomudo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deaf-mute
n → Taubstumme(r) mf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deaf-mute
[ˈdɛfˌmjuːt] n → sordomuto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deaf
(def) adjective1. unable to hear. She has been deaf since birth.
2. (with to) refusing to understand or to listen. He was deaf to all arguments.
ˈdeafness nounˈdeafen verb
to make hearing difficult; to have an unpleasant effect on the hearing. I was deafened by the noise in there!
ˈdeafening adjective very loud. the deafening roar of the engine.
ˌdeaf-ˈmute noun a person who is deaf and dumb.
fall on deaf ears (of a warning etc) to be ignored.
turn a deaf ear to deliberately to ignore. They turned a deaf ear to my advice.
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deaf-mute
n. sordomudo-a, condición que impide oír y hablar.
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