Deaf (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The manager was deaf to the complaints of the employees and refused to make any changes.
- She was deaf to reason and insisted on going ahead with the ill-fated project.
- The government was deaf to the pleas of the environmentalists and approved the construction of the new highway.
- He was deaf to the criticism of his colleagues and continued to work on the flawed design.
- The company was deaf to the needs of its customers and lost a significant portion of its market share.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The elderly woman was nearly deaf and had to use hearing aids to communicate with her family.
- After working with machinery for years, he became deaf in one ear and had constant ringing in the other.
- She was born deaf and communicated through sign language and lip reading.
- The explosion left him temporarily deaf, but his hearing gradually returned after several days.
- The musician was going deaf due to years of exposure to loud music without ear protection.