Deafness
Deafness noun - Partial or complete loss of hearing.
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Synonyms for Deafness
Hearing loss is a synonym for deafness. In some cases you can use "Hearing loss" instead a noun "Deafness".
Nearby Words: deaf, deafly
Hearing loss
Hearing loss noun - Partial or complete loss of hearing.
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Synonyms for Hearing loss
Deafness is a synonym for hearing loss. You can use "Deafness" instead a noun phrase "Hearing loss".
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Waardenburg Syndrome, which usually causes deafness or hearing loss.
Source: Cursed with Awesome - Being deaf means that you yourself have some degree of hearing loss (not, as commonly assumed, complete hearing loss; the term for that is "profound deafness").
Source: Psmith Psyndrome -
According to the National Institute on Deafness, constant exposure to sounds even above 85 decibels is enough to cause hearing loss.
Source: Series / It's Me or the Dog
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Hearing loss and Deafness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deafness/hearing_loss
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