Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hearing-impaired | No | Yes | No | No |
deaf | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
hearing-impaired (noun) | deaf (noun) |
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people who have severe hearing impairments |
hearing-impaired (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 |
hearing-impaired (verb) | deaf (verb) |
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make or render deaf |