deafness
The condition of being deafThe condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
» There is no deafness worse than that of a person who doesn't want to hear.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
Taubheit, Gehörlosigkeit, Schwerhörigkeit
глухота́gluxotá
глухота́hluxotá, глу́хістьhlúxistʹ
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
their deafness to her cries
- partial or complete loss of hearing
Examples
1 sentencesThere is no deafness worse than that of a person who doesn't want to hear.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.
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Forms
plural: deafnesses| Singular | deafness |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- partial or complete loss of hearing:hearing loss
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.