deaf /def/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) people who have severe hearing impairments
• (adj.) lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
• (adj.) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

Chinese translation

• a. 聋的
• [医] 聋的

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/def/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 3.99 · Rare

Word forms

deafer, deafest

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