simple past tense and past participle of deaf

Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear. / Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless. / Of or relating to the community of deaf people.

(nonstandard, rare) A deaf person.

(obsolete, transitive) To deafen.

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. / (figuratively) Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.

Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

plural of deafness

plural of deaf

present participle of deaf

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes. / (colloquial) Having little appreciation of music, whether or not as a result of tone deafness.