A person who is deaf; often considered disrespectful or impolite when used directly to someone's face

to be deaf; having severely impaired or lost hearing; deafness

to be unable to hear and unable to speak; deaf-mute

(idiom) ear-splittingly loud; a sound so intense that it seems as if it will make one's ears go deaf

a person who is deaf and nonverbal

literally so loud that even the deaf can hear; describes words or writing that have a powerful impact and serve to wake up those who are ignorant or indifferent

to pretend to be deaf and mute; to feign ignorance of a situation intentionally

A special education school for students with varying degrees of hearing or speech impairments.

to be hard of hearing and have failing eyesight, usually describing the physical decline of old age; can also describe being slow to react or unable to distinguish right from wrong

literally so loud that even the deaf can hear; used to describe a powerful message or writing that awakens people from ignorance or apathy

to seek help from an incapable person; to act in a futile manner by consulting someone who lacks the necessary knowledge or ability

A fixed expression used to describe someone who is extremely dull or foolish; it can also refer to people who are genuinely unable to hear or speak.

to pretend to be deaf and mute; to ignore requests for attention or intentionally turn a blind eye

to feign being deaf and mute so as to avoid involvement or pretending not to know about something

(idiom) to pretend to be ignorant of something or to feign lack of knowledge to avoid responsibility

a non-lethal explosive device that emits a blinding flash and a deafening bang to disorient targets

to be both blind and deaf; a fixed expression used to describe someone who lacks sensory perception or awareness

a person who is hearing-impaired or unable to hear

condition of being both deaf and unable to speak; deaf-mutism

(two-part allegorical greeting) to disperse or break up, often referring to a group or partnership. Literally "a deaf person setting off firecrackers," where the deaf person cannot hear the sound and only sees the firecrackers scatter.

(literary) deaf; unable to hear

A person with hearing impairment; specifically used to refer to deaf compatriots in Taiwan usage

to deafen or stun with a loud sound such as an explosion