deaf
/dɛf/
adjective
- Unable to hear, or having very little ability to hear.
- My grandfather is going deaf, so we speak louder and face him when we talk.
- She has been deaf since birth and communicates using sign language.
- The school provides special resources for deaf students.
- Unwilling to listen or pay attention to something.
- He remained deaf to all advice and made the same mistake again.
- The government seemed deaf to the needs of the poor.
- The manager was deaf to the workers' complaints about safety.
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