NOUN | state | hearing loss, deafness | partial or complete loss of hearing |
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Meaning | partial or complete loss of hearing. | |
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Synonym | deafness | |
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 |
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