deafness
noun[U]
uk/ˈdef.nəs/us/ˈdef.nəs/thequalityof beingunabletohear, eithercompletelyorpartly:
听觉障碍，耳聋She wasfinallydiagnosedwithprofounddeafness at 19months.她在第19个月时终于被诊断为全聋。
Suchtumoursoccurin one of thenervesin thebrainand canleadto deafness in oneear.这样的肿瘤长在脑部神经上，可能导致一只耳朵发生听觉障碍。
anunwillingnesstolisten, or alackofunderstandingabout something:
不愿听；听不见There has been adeliberatedeafnesstowomen'scomplaintsofharassment.对女性关于骚扰的投诉充耳不闻。
Whatstruckme about thelistwasitsdeafnesstofashion.让我对这张清单吃惊的是它对时尚的忽略。
See
deaf
- Shesuffersfrom arareconditionthat cancausedeafness in a fewmonths.
- Theauthorsreportacaseofsuddenpermanentdeafnessfollowinganaesthesiafordentalsurgery.
- He hasretiredand isfrustratedby hisincreasingdeafness.
- There werejeersabout his deafness to theelectorate.
Neglecting and ignoring
- beneath the/someone'sradaridiom
- blocksomethingout
- brushsomeone/somethingoff
- bury/haveyourhead in the sandidiom
- bypass
- crack
- ear
- lay
- let sleeping dogs lieidiom
- letsomethinggo/passidiom
- letsomethingrideidiom
- look straight/right throughsomeoneidiom
- lose the dressing roomidiom
- nose
- setsomethingaside
- shut
- shutsomeone/somethingout
- shutyoureyes tosomethingidiom
- silent
- the silent treatmentidiom