Deafness

Definitions

1. The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
   countable, uncountable
2. Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Paul wet⟳ his lips with his tongue, read⟳: “ ‘Think⟳ you of I the fact that a deaf person cannot hear⟳. Then, what deafness may we not all possess⟳? What senses do we lack that we cannot see⟳ and cannot hear⟳ another world all around us? What is there around us that we cannot—’ ””

“their deafness to her cries”

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