deaf

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dɛf/

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Homophones

• def

Adjective

Positive deaf

Comparative deafer

Superlative deafest

1. kurma, mai ƙin shawara, bebe / bebiya / bebaye, mara ji. <> When we say that somebody is deaf, it means that they cannot hear or cannot hear well. <>

   She did not hear what I was saying because she's deaf.

Synonyms

• hearing impaired

Related words and phrases

• deafen
• deafness
• deaf as a doornail

See also

• hearing
• listen