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deaf
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[dɛf], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- lacking the power of hearing, or having impaired hearing
(e.g: there are deaf people out there who are doctors, nurses, and teachers)
- unwilling or unable to hear or pay attention to something
(e.g: she is deaf to all advice)
Phrases:
- as deaf as a post
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear
Origin
:
Old English dēaf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doof and German taub, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tuphlos ‘blind’
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