hearing loss
A partial or total inability to hearA partial or total inability to hear.
» Many people watch videos with closed captions for reasons other than hearing loss.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A partial or total inability to hear.
Hörverlust
- partial or complete loss of hearing
Examples
5 sentencesMany people watch videos with closed captions for reasons other than hearing loss.
Leaf-blowers can cause hearing loss.
deLaubbläser können Hörschäden verursachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has some hearing loss and finds it difficult to hear speech when there's background noise.
Researchers said there were no side effects beyond a slight, temporary hearing loss, like that caused by earwax.
“When this exposure is particularly loud, prolonged or habitual, the sensory cells are damaged permanently leading to irreversible hearing loss,” said Chadha.
Translations
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Forms
plural: hearing losses| Singular | hearing loss |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- partial or complete loss of hearing:deafness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable