deafness

English Thesaurus

1. partial or complete loss of hearing (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hearing disorder, hearing impairment,
definition	:	impairment of the sense of hearing (noun.state)

hyponym	:	tin ear, tone deafness,
definition	:	an inability to distinguish differences in pitch (noun.state)

hyponym	:	deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism,
definition	:	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak (noun.state)

derivation	:	deaf,
definition	:	lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf,
definition	:	lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part (adj.all)