What does "hearing-impaired" mean?

Having some degree of deafness; hard of hearing.

Hearing-impaired

Common synonyms include: deaf, deaf, deafened, hard-of-hearing, hearing impairment, sensory impairment.

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Adjective

1
Having some degree of deafness; hard of hearing.
"As a result of a childhood accident, my sister was hearing-impaired and had to wear a hearing aid."

Adjective

"Tom is said to be hearing-impaired."