Deafened
Deafened adjective - Caused to hear poorly or not at all.
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Synonyms for Deafened
Nearby Word: deafening
Hearing
Hearing adjective - Able to perceive sound.
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The Piano Tuner features a minor character who, according to his story, was deafened after hearing a mysterious woman-deer-deity sing during a sandstorm.
Source: Brown Note - Averted in Cop Land, in which the sheriff is purposely deafened by a gunshot and the last scene is showed mostly from his perspective of having no hearing.
Source: Steel Ear Drums - Mercy is deafened by the blast and has to wait for her hearing to return, but the werewolves' super healing factor means that they hardly notice any inconvenience.
Source: Steel Ear Drums
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