■ adjective without hearing or having impaired hearing.
↘( ~ to ) unwilling to listen or respond to.
Phrases
fall on ~ ears be ignored.
turn a ~ ear refuse to listen or respond.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Origin
OE dēaf , of Gmc origin.
■ adjective without hearing or having impaired hearing.
↘( ~ to ) unwilling to listen or respond to.
Phrases
fall on ~ ears be ignored.
turn a ~ ear refuse to listen or respond.
Derivatives
~ness noun
Origin
OE dēaf , of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004