deaf

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɛf/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

Homophones

• def

Adjective

Positive deaf

Comparative deafer

Superlative deafest

1. When we say that somebody is deaf, it means that they cannot hear or cannot hear well.

   She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.

Synonyms

• hearing impaired

Related words and phrases

• deafen
• deafness
• deaf as a doornail

See also

• hearing
• listen

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