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Meaning of Deafness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈdɛfnəs

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

العربية الطرش صمم
Bosanski gluhoća глухоћа
Català sordesa
Čeština hluchota
Dansk døvhed
Deutsch Gehörlosigkeit Schwerhörigkeit Surditas Taubheit
Ελληνικά κωφότητα κώφωση
Español sordera
فارسی ناشنوایی
Suomi kuurous
Français surdité
Gaeilge bodhaire
Gàidhlig buidhre
עברית חירשות
हिन्दी बधिरता बहरापन
Hrvatski gluhoća глухоћа
Հայերեն խլություն
Italiano sordità
日本語 つんぼ 耳聾 聾 聾唖 難聴
Қазақша кереңдік
Latina surditas
Latviešu kurlums
Македонски глувост
Nederlands doofheid
Polski głuchota
Português surdez
Русский глухота
Српски gluvoća глувоћа
Svenska dövhet
Kiswahili ulemavu wa kusikia
தமிழ் செவிடு
తెలుగు చెవుడు
ไทย หูหนวก
Türkçe sağırlık
Українська глу́хість глухота

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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

deafo deagglomeration deaggregation deaggressivization deagle deagrarianization

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