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In addition to the idiom beginning with deaf, also see fall on deaf ears; stone deaf; turn a deaf ear.

adj

Definition: unwilling to listen
Antonyms: attentive, aware, conscious, listening, willing

adj

Definition: without hearing
Antonyms: hearing

IN BRIEF: n. - People who have severe hearing impairments.

None so deaf as those that will not hear. — Matthew Henry, Source: Commentaries. Psalm lviii.

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sign description: The index finger is at the mouth and then goes back to the hear.

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Lacking the sense of hearing or not having the full power of hearing; exhibiting deafness.

adj

Without usable hearing.

For a list of words related to deaf, see:

• Physical Attributes
• Sound, Hearing, and Deafness - deaf: (adj) partially or wholly deprived of sense of hearing

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - døv, tonedøv
n. - de døve

idioms:

• deaf aid    høreapparat
• deaf and dumb    døvstum
• deaf mute    døvstum

Nederlands (Dutch)
doof, hardhorend, amuzikaal

Français (French)
adj. - sourd, insensible à
n. - les sourds

idioms:

• deaf aid    prothèse auditive, appareil de correction auditive
• deaf and dumb    sourd-muet
• deaf mute    sourd-muet

Deutsch (German)
adj. - taub, gehörlos, (übertr.) verschlossen
n. - (Plur.) die Tauben

idioms:

• deaf aid    Hörgerät
• deaf and dumb    taubstumm
• deaf mute    taubstumm

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουφός, κωφός, (μτφ.) που κωφεύει (σε συμβουλές κ.λπ.)

idioms:

• deaf aid    ακουστικό βαρηκοϊας ή τηλεπαρουσιαστών
• deaf and dumb    κωφάλαλος
• deaf mute    κωφάλαλος

Italiano (Italian)
sordo

idioms:

• deaf aid    apparecchio acustico
• deaf and dumb    sordomuto
• deaf mute    sordomuto
• fall on deaf ears    rimanere inascoltato
• turn a deaf ear    fare il sordo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - surdo

idioms:

• deaf aid    aparelho para surdos
• deaf and dumb    surdo-mudo
• deaf mute    surdo-mudo
• fall on deaf ears    cair em ouvidos moucos
• turn a deaf ear    fazer-se de surdo

Русский (Russian)
глухой

idioms:

• deaf aid    слуховой аппарат
• deaf and dumb    глухонемой
• deaf mute    глухонемой
• fall on deaf ears    не вызвать реакции
• turn a deaf ear    не обращать внимания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sordo, sin deseos de escuchar
n. - sordo

idioms:

• deaf aid    aparato para sordos, audífono
• deaf and dumb    sordomudo
• deaf mute    sordomudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
聋的, 聋人

idioms:

• deaf aid    助听器
• deaf and dumb    聋哑的
• deaf mute    聋哑者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聾的
n. - 聾人

idioms:

• deaf aid    助聽器
• deaf and dumb    聾啞的
• deaf mute    聾啞者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소리를 못 듣는, (충고 등에) 관심을 기울이지 않은
n. - 귀머거리

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 耳の聞こえない, 音感のない, 聞こうとしない

idioms:

• deaf aid    補聴器
• deaf and dumb    聾唖の
• deaf mute    聾唖者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أصم, أطرش, فاقد السمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חירש, מסרב להקשיב או לציית, לא-רגיש לקצב‬
n. - ‮חירש‬

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