deafness

/ˈdɛfnəs/
noun
  1. The condition of being unable to hear or having severe hearing loss.
    • Advances in technology have improved communication for people with deafness.
    • Deafness can be present at birth or develop later in life due to illness or injury.
    • Her deafness did not stop her from becoming a talented musician who feels vibrations.
  2. Unwillingness to listen or pay attention to something.
    • His deafness to criticism made it hard for him to improve.
    • There is a willful deafness in the company to customer feedback.
    • The government showed deafness to the cries of the poor.
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