deafness
IPA: dˈɛfnʌs
noun
- The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
- (figurative) Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
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Examples of "deafness" in Sentences
- Many late deafened adults suffer from something I term deafness paranoia.
- The couple believe that deafness is a cultural identity as well as a physical reality.
- Often, people would offend other people "Are you deaf or something?" as if deafness is a bad thing.
- The cause of the deafness is unknown, but has been attributed to diseases such as syphilis, lead poisoning, or typhus.
- Immediately, I wanted to find the person who wrote that, shake them up, tell them that deafness is not the end of the world.
- "Veda's deafness is smartly played, and Graham's depiction of the tailor shop's inner workings is instructive ... the redemptive ending will please fans of the genre."
- And an ignorant "deafness is a handicap" hearing perspective from Huffington Post writer, Michael Russnow, who thinks not giving someone a cochlear implant is "political correctness gone too far."
- The entire medical establishment was aware of Limbaugh ` s deafness onset; however nobody seemed to grasp that instant deafness is a symptom of Oxencodeine abuse, although it is written in evry PDR.
- At last it can be said that the West, after decades of deafness, is slowly coming around to fight this scourge of economic crime that is the gangrene of development in Africa and that fattens black money in Europe and around the world.
- Just over 5 percent of federal employees are disabled and less than 1 percent are people with targeted disabilities -- defined as deafness, blindness, mental retardation, dwarfism and paraplegia, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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