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deaf

Pronunciation: /dɛf/

Definition of deaf

lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing:I’m a bit deaf so you’ll have to speak up deaf children
unwilling or unable to hear or pay attention to something:she is deaf to all advice

Phrases

(as) deaf as a post: having very bad hearing.
fall on deaf ears: (of a statement or request) be ignored: their pleas fell on deaf ears
turn a deaf ear: refuse to listen or respond to a statement or request: he turned a deaf ear to all appeals

Old English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos 'blind'

Definition of deaf in the US English dictionary

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