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English
Adjective
hearing-impaired (comparative more hearing-impaired, superlative most hearing-impaired)
- Having some degree of deafness; hard of hearing.
As a result of a childhood accident, my sister was hearing-impaired and had to wear a hearing aid.
Usage notes
- Within the deaf community, the terms deaf/Deaf and hard-of-hearing are usually preferred as they do not refer to the condition as an impairment.
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