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deaf

[ def ]

adjective

deafer, deafest.
  1. partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
  2. refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding:

    deaf to all advice.

  3. Deaf, of or relating to the Deaf or their cultural community:

    Deaf customs and values.



noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. Deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the ):

    social services for the Deaf.

  2. Usually the Deaf. Deaf persons who identify themselves as members of a community composed of Deaf persons and others who share in their culture.

deaf

/ 诲蓻蹿 /

adjective

    1. partially or totally unable to hear
    2. ( as collective noun ; preceded by the ) See also tone-deaf

      the deaf

  1. refusing to heed

    deaf to the cries of the hungry

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pronunciation Note

Deaf is usually pronounced [def], with the vowel of left. In uneducated speech the dialectal pronunciation [deef], to rhyme with leaf, is still heard occasionally, but it is increasingly rare.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞诲别补蹿濒测, adverb
  • 藞诲别补蹿苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别补蹿路濒测 adverb
  • 诲别补蹿路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • half-deaf adjective
  • 苍辞苍路诲别补蹿 adjective
  • non路诲别补蹿路濒测 adverb
  • non路诲别补蹿路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-诲别补蹿 adjective
  • qua路si-诲别补蹿路濒测 adverb
  • 蝉别尘路颈路诲别补蹿 adjective
  • sem路i路诲别补蹿路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路诲别补蹿 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deaf1

First recorded before 900; Middle English deef, Old English 诲脓补蹿; cognate with Middle Low German 诲艒蹿, Dutch doof, Old High German toub
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deaf1

Old English 诲脓补蹿; related to Old Norse daufr
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with deaf , also see fall on deaf ears ; stone deaf ; turn a deaf ear .
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Example Sentences

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But all forms of protest fell on deaf official ears.

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Some commentators said it was "tone deaf" for celebrities to be taking part in such a fleeting and expensive trip at a time of economic struggle.

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The pain went immediately and she was no longer deaf.

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Jodie, who is profoundly deaf and was fitted with a cochlear implant at a young age, credits their support for shaping who she is today.

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The majority of the cast in Reunion are deaf or use BSL in their roles.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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