Meanings
adjectivehearing-impaired (comparative more hearing-impaired, superlative most 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a hearing loss
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Translations
Dutch slechthorend
- slechthorendhard of hearing
French malentendant
- malentendanthard of hearing
German hörbehindert
- hörbehinderthard of hearing
Icelandic heyrnarskertur
- heyrnarskerturhard of hearing
Indonesian tunarungu
- tunarunguhard of hearing
Italian audioleso
- audiolesohard of hearing
Polish niedosłyszący, słabosłyszący
- niedosłyszącyhard of hearing
- słabosłyszącyhard of hearing
Swedish hörselskadad
- hörselskadadhard of hearing
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APA
hearing-impaired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing-impaired
MLA
“hearing-impaired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing-impaired. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hearing-impaired,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearing-impaired.
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