DEAFEN


Meaning of DEAFEN in English

/ ˈdefn; NAmE / verb [ vn ] [ usually passive ]

1.

to make sb unable to hear the sounds around them because there is too much noise :

The noise of the siren was deafening her.

2.

to make sb deaf

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.