deafenverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdef.ən/us/ˈdef.ən/If a very loud noise deafens you, it makes you deaf, or makes you temporarily unable to hear the other sounds near you:
The explosion permanently deafened her in her right ear.
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Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- bite
- boo-boo
- cripple
- disable
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- maim
- muscle
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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