Deafness
['dɛfnɪs]
Definition
(n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
(n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
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Examples
- In conversation Edison is direct, courteous, ready to discuss a topic with anybody worth talking to, and, in spite of his sore deafness, an excellent listener. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Because thou art a miracle of deafness, Pilar said, her big face harsh and broad in the candlelight. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- For the same reason, colds and sore throat sometimes induce temporary deafness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Most catarrhal troubles are accompanied by an oversupply of mucus which frequently clogs up the Eustachian tube and produces deafness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The only disagreeable sensation I experienced was a deafness from the whirring motor. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- My mother's deafness is very trifling you seejust nothing at all. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Her ladyship is good and will do as she is bid; but, besides her deafness, her understanding is neither bright nor lively. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- On going to the bank and passing in the check at the wicket of the paying teller, some brief remarks were made to him, which in his deafness he did not understand. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Editor: Pierre