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The correct spelling is deaf.
How to pronounce deaf
/diːf/
nounIPA: /diːf/
Say it like: Dee-f
The correct spelling is deaf. A deaf person. For example: "Those people are deaf to reason."
Usage Examples
“Those people are deaf to reason.”
“a deaf nut; deaf corn”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A deaf person.
- 2.(with "the") Those who are deaf, taken as a group.
verb
- 1.To deafen.
adjective
- 1.Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
- 2.Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
- 3.Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
- 4.Decayed; tasteless; dead.
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