NOUN | state | deafness, hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
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Sounds | deh'fnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | partial or complete loss of hearing. | |
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Synonym | hearing loss | |
Narrower | deaf-mutism, deaf-muteness | congenital deafness that results in inability to speak |
tone deafness, tin ear | An inability to distinguish differences in pitch | |
Broader | hearing impairment, hearing disorder | impairment of the sense of hearing |
Spanish | pérdida auditiva, sordera | |
Catalan | sordesa | |
Adjectives | deaf | lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
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