adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 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

1. 1
   having a hearing loss wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

deafhard of hearinghard-of-hearing

Example

More examples

"Tom is said to be hearing-impaired."

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