deafness
pronunciation
How to pronounce deafness in British English:
UK [defnəs]
How to pronounce deafness in American English:
US [ˈdɛfnɪs]
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- Noun:
- partial or complete loss of hearing
Word Origin
- deafness (n.)
- late 14c., from deaf + -ness.
Example
- 1. To be honest , I quite like my deafness .
- 2. If those work , hair cell-regeneration treatments for deafness may follow .
- 3. But on the death of her husband , she finally starts to find the freedom she craves - as well as the truth about the events that caused her deafness .
- 4. So do I think that deafness is an identity in which I would be comfortable ?
- 5. Beethoven 's rough and even repulsive manners arose partly from his deafness and partly from his pecuniary circumstances .