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  • 11deaf — index heedless, incognizant, insensible, insusceptible (uncaring) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12deaf to — index impervious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13DEAF — Equality And Access Forum (Community » Law) …

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  • 14deaf */*/ — UK [def] / US adjective Word forms deaf : adjective deaf comparative deafer superlative deafest not able to hear anything, or not able to hear very well. Many deaf people wear a hearing aid to help them hear. Deaf people often use their hands to… …

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  • 15deaf — adj. 1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. 3 insensitive to harmony, rhythm, etc. (tone deaf). Phrases and idioms: deaf aid Brit. a hearing aid. deaf and dumb alphabet (or language etc …

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  • 16deaf — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ be born ▪ Their child was born deaf. ▪ become, go ▪ He eventually went deaf …

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  • 17deaf — [[t]de̱f[/t]] deafer, deafest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is deaf is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well. She is now profoundly deaf. Derived words: deafness N UNCOUNT Because of her deafness she was hard to make conversation… …

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  • 18deaf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpersuaded, insensitive; inattentive, oblivious. See inattention, deafness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not able to hear] Syn. hard of hearing, hearing impaired, unhearing, stone deaf, earless, dull …

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  • 19deaf — Synonyms and related words: authoritarian, bigot, bigoted, blind, borne, bullheaded, closed, constricted, cramped, creedbound, deaf and dumb, deaf to reason, deaf eared, deaf mute, deafened, dogmatic, dull eared, earless, fanatical, hard of… …

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  • 20deaf — /dɛf / (say def) adjective 1. lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing, wholly or partially; unable to hear. 2. refusing to listen; heedless; inattentive: deaf to advice; turn a deaf ear to a plea. 3. the deaf, people unable to hear. 4. the… …