- 1unable to hear anything or unable to hear very well to become/go deaf She was born deaf. partially deaf see stone deaf, tone-deaf
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- 2the deaf noun [plural] people who cannot hear television subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- 3[not before noun] deaf to something not willing to listen or pay attention to something He was deaf to my requests for help. Idioms
very deaf
to be ignored or not noticed by other people Her advice fell on deaf ears.
to ignore or refuse to listen to someone or something He turned a deaf ear to the rumors.
noun [uncountable]See deaf in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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