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deaf-and-dumb vs deaf

deaf vs deaf-and-dumb

deaf-and-dumb is not a noun while deaf is a noun.

deaf-and-dumb and deaf both are adjectives.

deaf-and-dumb is not a verb while deaf is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deaf-and-dumb No Yes No No
deaf Yes Yes Yes No
deaf-and-dumb (noun) deaf (noun)
people who have severe hearing impairments
deaf-and-dumb (adjective) deaf (adjective)
lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
deaf-and-dumb (verb) deaf (verb)
make or render deaf
Difference between deaf-and-dumb and deaf

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