| NOUN | state | deafness, hearing loss | partial or complete loss of hearing |
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| Sounds | deh'fnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1131 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | partial or complete loss of hearing. | |
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| Synonym | hearing loss | |
| Narrower | deaf-mutism, deaf-muteness | congenital deafness that results in inability to speak |
| tone deafness, tin ear | An inability to distinguish differences in pitch | |
| Broader | hearing impairment, hearing disorder | impairment of the sense of hearing |
| Adjectives | deaf | lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |