Thesaurus: deaf

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1. a. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
2. a. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
3. a. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
4. a. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
5. a. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
6. v. t. To deafen.
7. adj. lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
8. adj. (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed
9. n. people who have severe hearing impairments
10. v. make or render deaf