ˈhearing-imˌpaired BrE AmE adjective
a) not able to hear well SYN hard of hearing ⇨ deaf
b) the hearing-impaired people who are not able to hear well
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THESAURUS
▪ deaf adjective physically unable to hear anything, or unable to hear well:
Deaf people use sign language to communicate.
▪ be hard of hearing to have difficulty hearing things, for example because you are old:
You’ll have to speak up – she’s a bit hard of hearing.
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subtitles for the hard of hearing
▪ hearing-impaired formal adjective having a permanent physical condition which makes it difficult for you to hear things:
Not all hearing-impaired people are completely deaf.