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deafness
Variant of deaf
deaf
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deaf (def)
adjective
- totally or partially unable to hear
- unwilling to hear or listen; giving no heed deaf to her pleas
Etymology: ME def < OE deaf, akin to Ger taub, Goth *daufs < IE *dheubh-, misty, obscured < base *dheu-: see dull
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