to make someone unable to hear, either temporarily or permanently
deaf+en
Shared component: deaf · unable to hear
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deaf
unable to hear
Related forms: deaf · 7 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesmade permanently or temporarily unable to hear
deaf+en+ed
Shared component: deaf · unable to hear
the condition of being unable to hear, either completely or partially.
deaf+ness
Shared component: deaf · unable to hear
unable to hear and speak.
deaf+mute
Shared component: deaf · unable to hear
having a significant degree of both hearing and sight loss
deaf+blind
Shared component: deaf · unable to hear
deafeningExtended relation
extremely loud
deafen+ing
Extended relation: deaf · unable to hear
tone-deafExtended relation
unable to perceive differences in musical pitch accurately
tone+deaf
Extended relation: deaf · unable to hear