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hearing-impaired
hear·ing-im·paired (hîr′ĭng-ĭm-pârd′)adj.1. Having a diminished or defective sense of hearing, but not deaf; hard of hearing.2. Completely incapable of hearing; deaf.n. (used with a pl. verb) Persons who are deficient in hearing or are deaf. Used with the: The hearing-impaired are provided with special services at school.hear′ing-impaired` adj. having reduced or deficient hearing ability. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | hearing-impaired - having a hearing losshard-of-hearingdeaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
hearing-impaired
hearing-impairedDeaf or partially deaf. Some deaf people advocate the avoidance of this term in favor of the more straightforwardly descriptive terms “deaf” and “hard of hearing.” Grandpa is hearing-impaired, so be prepared to speak loudly or repeat yourself a lot.hearing impairedEuph. deaf or nearly deaf. This program is closed-captioned for our hearing-impaired viewers. His mother happens to be hearing impaired, so he learned to sign at an early age.See also: hearing, impairedhearing-impaired
hearing-impaired (hîr′ĭng-ĭm-pârd′)adj.1. Having a diminished or defective sense of hearing, but not deaf; hard of hearing.2. Completely incapable of hearing; deaf.n. (used with a pl. verb) Persons who are deficient in hearing or are deaf. Used with the: The hearing-impaired are provided with special services at school.hearing-impaired Related to hearing-impaired: deafness, hearing loss, Profound hearing lossSynonyms for hearing-impairedadj having a hearing lossSynonymsRelated Words |