English > hearing disorder: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | impairment of the sense of hearing. |
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| Synonym | hearing impairment |
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| Narrower | conductive hearing loss, conduction deafness, middle-ear deafness | hearing loss due to problems with the bones of the middle ear |
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| deafness, hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
| hyperacusis, hyperacusia, auditory hyperesthesia | Abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism |
| sensorineural hearing loss, nerve deafness | hearing loss due to failure of the auditory nerve |
| Broader | disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness |
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| Spanish | deficiencia auditiva, problemas de oído, trastorno auditivo |
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