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1. Lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
    
2. (usually followed by 'to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
   "deaf to her warnings";
   - indifferent

1. People who have severe hearing impairments
   "many of the deaf use sign language"

Derived forms: deafer, deafest, deafs

See also: deaf as a post, deaf-and-dumb, deafened, deaf-mute, hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired, heedless, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, tone-deaf, unhearing, unheeding

Type of: people

Antonym: hearing

Encyclopedia: Deaf, Education of the