Meanings
adjectivehard of hearing (comparative more hard of hearing, superlative most hard of hearing)
comparative more hard of hearing · superlative most hard of hearing
- idiomaticHaving difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.
Speak loudly, because Grandpa is somewhat hard of hearing.
Synonyms: HoH, hearing-impaired
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 有聽覺障礙 /有听觉障碍, 耳背
- 有聽覺障礙 /有听觉障碍 (yǒu tīngjué zhàng'ài)having difficulty hearing
- 耳背 (ěrbèi)having difficulty hearing
- 耳沉 (ěrchén)having difficulty hearing
Danish tunghør
- tunghørhaving difficulty hearing
Dutch hardhorig
- hardhorighaving difficulty hearing
Estonian vaegkuulmisega, kõva kuulmisega
- vaegkuulmisegahaving difficulty hearing
- kõva kuulmisegahaving difficulty hearing
Finnish huonokuuloinen, kuulovikainen
- huonokuuloinenhaving difficulty hearing
- kuulovikainenhaving difficulty hearing
- heikkokuuloinenhaving difficulty hearing
French dur d'oreille, malentendant
- dur d'oreillehaving difficulty hearing
- malentendanthaving difficulty hearing
German schwerhörig, hörgeschädigt
- schwerhörighaving difficulty hearing
- hörgeschädigthaving difficulty hearing
Greek βαρήκοος
- βαρήκοος (varíkoos)having difficulty hearing
Hungarian nagyothalló
- nagyothallóhaving difficulty hearing
Icelandic heyrnarskert
- heyrnarskerthaving difficulty hearing
Irish nach bhfuil an éisteacht go maith agat
- nach bhfuil an éisteacht go maith agathaving difficulty hearing
Italian duro d'orecchi, duro di timpani
- duro d'orecchihaving difficulty hearing
- duro di timpanihaving difficulty hearing
- duro di uditohaving difficulty hearing
- debole di uditohaving difficulty hearing
- sordastrohaving difficulty hearing
Latin surdaster
- surdasterhaving difficulty hearing
Norwegian Bokmål tunghørt
- tunghørthaving difficulty hearing
Polish niedosłyszący, przygłuchy
- niedosłyszącyhaving difficulty hearing
- przygłuchyhaving difficulty hearing
- głuchawyhaving difficulty hearing
- słabosłyszącyhaving difficulty hearing
Portuguese surdo
- surdohaving difficulty hearing
Russian туго́й на́ у́хо, тугоу́хий
- туго́й на́ у́хо (tugój ná úxo)having difficulty hearing
- тугоу́хий (tugoúxij)having difficulty hearing
- глухова́тый (gluxovátyj)having difficulty hearing
Spanish duro de oído, teniente
- duro de oídohaving difficulty hearing
- tenientehaving difficulty hearing
Swedish lomhörd, hörselskadad
- lomhördhaving difficulty hearing
- hörselskadadhaving difficulty hearing
Welsh trwm ei glyw
- trwm ei glywhaving difficulty hearing
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APA
hard of hearing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20of%20hearing
MLA
“hard of hearing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20of%20hearing. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard of hearing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20of%20hearing.
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