Meanings
noundeafblindness (uncountable)
alternative deaf-blindness
- uncountableThe medical condition of being both deaf and blind.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: Rights of access,facilities,services and premises (2002) p. 68. Account should also be taken of people with multiple communication disabilities, such as deafblindness or combined speech and hearing disabilities.
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Translations
Catalan sordceguesa
- sordceguesacondition of being deaf and blind
Danish døvblindhed
- døvblindhedcondition of being deaf and blind
Dutch doofblindheid
- doofblindheidcondition of being deaf and blind
Finnish kuurosokeus
- kuurosokeuscondition of being deaf and blind
French surdicécité
- surdicécitécondition of being deaf and blind
German Taubblindheit
- Taubblindheitcondition of being deaf and blind
Norwegian Bokmål døvblindhet
- døvblindhetcondition of being deaf and blind
Polish głuchoślepota
- głuchoślepotacondition of being deaf and blind
Spanish sordoceguera
- sordocegueracondition of being deaf and blind
Swedish dövblindhet
- dövblindhetcondition of being deaf and blind
Cite this entry
APA
deafblindness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafblindness
MLA
“deafblindness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafblindness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deafblindness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deafblindness.
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