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
11. 1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. Shak. 2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! Shak. 3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. Dryden. 4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.] A deaf murmur through the squadron went. Dryden. 5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deaf, void, light, and naught. Holland. Deaf and dumb, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. See Deaf-mute. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden.
12. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden.