to deaf
1
7.4
To make someone unable to hear temporarily or for a long time
- verb
- /dɛf/
:
ensordecer
- Are you trying to deafen us all?
- deafen the ears
Examples
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So you don't deafen yourself?
Fiction book (1996) -
The bells, they deafen me.
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All of you, deafen yourselves to their heartless words.
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It can deafen us.
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The loud music from the concert was so intense that it could deafen anyone nearby.
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He covered his ears to avoid the sound that would deafen him for days.
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The explosion was so powerful that it might deafen people who were too close.
Synonyms
to deafen
vsto deaf
4
4.1
Make someone unable to hear because of a very loud sound
is caused by any source and can be temporary or permanent
Idioms
Compounds
deaf-aid
- Archaic
1
4.9
A small electronic device worn in or behind the ear that makes sounds louder for people who cannot hear well
How Loud
to deaf
1
7.4
1
7.4
to blast
35
4.1
35
4.1
to yell
∞
1.0
∞
1.0
to shout
690
1.0
690
1.0
to speak
369
6.5
- Literature
369
6.5
to whisper
549
1.0
549
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Deaf as a verb is made from the adjective deaf plus the ending -en and means 'to make not able to hear'. So a very loud noise can deaf (or deafen) a person by damaging their hearing.