Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A form of aphasia in which the meaning of ordinary spoken words becomes incomprehensible.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Loss, through disease, of the ability to understand spoken language, although the sounds are heard and the faculties of reading and speaking may be unimpaired.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an impairment in understanding spoken language that is not attributable to hearing loss

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word word deafness.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.