Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hard-of-hearing | No | Yes | No | No |
deaf | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
hard-of-hearing (noun) | deaf (noun) |
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people who have severe hearing impairments |
hard-of-hearing (adjective) | deaf (adjective) |
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having a hearing loss | lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed |
hard-of-hearing (verb) | deaf (verb) |
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make or render deaf |