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deafness

noun
/ˈdɛfnəs/UK

Etymology

From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.

  1. inherited from deefnesse

Definitions

  1. The condition of being deaf

    The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

  2. Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.

    • their deafness to her cries

The neighborhood

Derived

albinism-deafness syndrome, cocktail party deafness, inattentional deafness, keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome, peri-lingual deafness, post-lingual deafness, stress deafness, Tietz albinism-deafness syndrome, tone-deafness, urticaria-deafness-amyloidosis syndrome, word-deafness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deafness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA