deaf
adjective/dɛf/
Frequency rank: #4,251 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
unable to hear, either partially or completely.
Example sentence
She has been deaf since birth and communicates using sign language.
Synonyms & related words
- hearing-impaired
- unhearing
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