Deaf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

people who have severe hearing impairments

make or render deaf

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskənfˈɜːm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛf/

1 syllable Say it as /dɪskənfˈɜːm/.

Examples

many of the deaf use sign language
a deafening noise
deaf to her warnings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indifferent deafen

Antonyms

hearing

Parts of Speech

noun	people who have severe hearing impairments “many of the deaf use sign language”
verb	make or render deaf “a deafening noise”
adjective	lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
adjective	(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed “deaf to her warnings”

Word Forms

deaf	adjective	lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
deaf	verb	make or render deaf
deaf	noun	people who have severe hearing impairments
deafness	noun	partial or complete loss of hearing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

taub

Menschen mit schwerer Hörbehinderung

🇫🇷French

sourd

les personnes qui ont de graves déficiences auditives

🇪🇸Spanish

sordo

personas que tienen problemas auditivos graves

🇮🇹Italian

sordo

persone che hanno gravi problemi di udito

🇳🇱Dutch

doof

mensen met ernstige gehoorproblemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

surdo

pessoas com deficiência auditiva grave

🇷🇺Russian

глухой

люди с тяжелыми нарушениями слуха

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बहरा

जिन लोगों को सुनने में गंभीर समस्या है

🇧🇩Bengali

বধির

যারা গুরুতর শ্রবণ প্রতিবন্ধকতা আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

செவிடர்

கடுமையான செவித்திறன் குறைபாடுகள் உள்ளவர்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెవిటివాడు

తీవ్రమైన వినికిడి లోపాలు ఉన్న వ్యక్తులు

🇮🇳Marathi

बहिरे

गंभीर श्रवणदोष असलेले लोक

🇮🇳Gujarati

બહેરા

જે લોકોને સાંભળવાની ગંભીર ક્ષતિ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿವುಡ

ತೀವ್ರ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಯ ದುರ್ಬಲತೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಜನರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബധിരൻ

കഠിനമായ ശ്രവണ വൈകല്യമുള്ള ആളുകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਲ਼ੇ

ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਨ ਦੀ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہرے

وہ لوگ جن کی سماعت کی شدید خرابی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

聋

有严重听力障碍的人

🇯🇵Japanese

聴覚障害者

重度の聴覚障害のある人

🇰🇷Korean

청각 장애인

심각한 청각 장애가 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điếc

những người bị khiếm thính nặng

🇹🇭Thai

หูหนวก

ผู้ที่มีความบกพร่องทางการได้ยินขั้นรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tuli

orang yang memiliki gangguan pendengaran parah

🇵🇭Filipino

bingi

mga taong may malubhang kapansanan sa pandinig

🇲🇾Malay

pekak

orang yang mengalami masalah pendengaran yang teruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصم

الأشخاص الذين يعانون من ضعف شديد في السمع

🇮🇷Persian

ناشنوا

افرادی که اختلالات شنوایی شدید دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

sağır

ileri derecede işitme bozukluğu olan kişiler

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֵרֵשׁ

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