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Superlative for lacking the power of hearing or having impaired hearing
“He has been in India ever since, setting up his own center for the deaf at Nambikkai, on the country's southern tip.”
Superlative for having no awareness of something
“As I said last weekend, it's easy to become deaf to the sirens in Hackney.”
Superlative for having no sympathy for the pleas or requests of others
“Your ears seem deaf to my pleas as well as to the pleas of others.”
Superlative for stubborn, refusing to listen to advice or teachings
“Indra's fixation on power and strength made him deaf to the wise words of his guru.”
Superlative for having no regard
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