hearing-impaired
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- adjective
- /ˈhɪrɪŋ ɪmˈpɛrd/
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con discapacidad auditiva
- However, the WLC has been closed captioned for our viewers who are hearing impaired.
- hearing-impaired students
- hearing-impaired condition
- hearing-impaired individuals
Examples
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My favourite aunt is hearing-impaired.
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My brother's hearing impaired.
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So you want a hearing-impaired person?
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I'll say it one more time for the hearing impaired.
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I currently teach children who are deaf or hearing impaired and often use your books.
Academic text (2013) -
If several hearing-impaired children are in music class, they often must sit together near the interpreter.
Academic text (1993) -
The value of the keyboard for the hearing impaired in music classes cannot be overestimated.
Academic text (1993) -
Are you hearing-impaired?
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All broadcasts are dubbed in Spanish and are closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Academic text (1993) -
My favourite aunt is hearing-impaired but still loves to go to music concerts.
Synonyms
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A person who can hear some sounds but not well
How Deaf
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hearing-impaired begins with hearing, from 'hear', and ends with impaired, a word that means 'made worse' or 'damaged'. So it literally describes someone whose ability to hear has been 'made worse' or reduced.