Deafness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Incapacity of perceiving or distinguishing sounds, in consequence of the impairment of the organs of hearing; that state of the organs which prevents the reception of the impressions that constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
  • noun. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the ear or to the understanding.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
  • noun. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
  • noun. a variety of deafness dependent upon morbid change in some portion of the nervous system, especially the auditory nerve.
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  • noun. The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
  • noun. Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
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  • noun. partial or complete loss of hearing
    • Word Usage
    "Many late deafened adults suffer from something I term deafness paranoia."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hearing disorder  hearing impairment  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    deaf-muteness  deaf-mutism  tin ear  tone deafness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ailment  blindness  debility  dementia  dyspepsia  
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