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deaf

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

  1. Unable (or partially able) to hear.
  2. Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
  3. Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
  4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
  5. Decayed; tasteless; useless.
  6. Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

Noun

  1. A deaf person.

Verb

  1. To deafen.

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