deaf mute
11deaf mute — n old fashioned, not polite someone who is unable to hear or speak …
12deaf mute — noun count OFFENSIVE someone who cannot hear or speak …
13Deaf-mute — For deafness , see hearing impairment. For Deaf as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For inability to speak , see muteness. Deaf mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was both deaf and could not speak. The term… …
14deaf mute — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms deaf mute : singular deaf mute plural deaf mutes old fashioned someone who cannot hear or speak. This word is now considered offensive …
15deaf mute — noun a person who is deaf and unable to speak. Usage In modern use deaf mute has acquired offensive connotations. It is advisable to avoid it in favour of other terms such as profoundly deaf …
16deaf-mute — noun Date: circa 1837 often offensive a deaf person who cannot speak • deaf mute adjective, often offensive …
17deaf-mute — kurčnebylystė statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Kalbos netekimas dėl įgimto kurtumo ir ankstyvo kalbos centrų sužalojimo. Kurtumas gali būti įvairus. Kurčiu laikomas žmogus, kuris išgirsta tik stipresnį nei 80 decibelų garsą. Kurčnebyliai… …
18deaf-mute — deaf muteness, deaf mutism, n. /def myooht /, Often Offensive. adj. 1. unable to hear and speak. n. 2. a person who is unable to hear and speak, esp. one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness. [1830 40; trans. of F… …
19deaf-mute — I noun a deaf person who is unable to speak • Syn: ↑mute, ↑deaf and dumb person • Derivationally related forms: ↑mute (for: ↑mute) • Hypernyms …
20deaf mute — Synonyms and related words: deaf, deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb person, deaf eared, deafened, dull eared, dummy, earless, hard of hearing, lip reader, mute, stone deaf, stunned, surd, surdo mute, the deaf, the hard of hearing, thick of hearing,… …
