Having inattentional deafness; not being able to hear things that are within earshot

The state of being deaf-mute

Alternative form of nose deaf

Synonym of nose blind (“lacking the sense of smell”)

(intransitive, figuratively) To be ignored.

Deafness contracted while acquiring a first language.

Deafness contracted after acquiring a first language.

(figuratively, transitive with to) To refuse to listen to something.

(idiomatic) To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preach to deaf ears