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What (who) is Deafen - definition
deafen
v. a.
1.
Make deaf, deprive of hearing.
2.
Stun, confuse with clamor.
deafen
¦ verb make deaf.
?[as adjective deafening] extremely loud.
?(deafen someone to) (of a sound) make someone unaware of (other sounds).
Derivatives
deafeningly adverb
deafen
(deafens, deafening, deafened)
1.
If a noise deafens you, it is so loud that you cannot hear anything else at the same time.
The noise of the typewriters deafened her.
VERB: V n
2.
If you are deafened by something, you are made deaf by it, or are unable to hear for some time.
He was deafened by the noise from the gun.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed
3.
see also deafening
Examples of use of Deafen
1. The blasts intended to deafen and daze but not harm knocked residents in neighbouring flats off their feet.
2. It is a fascist action intended to blind and deafen the people and quell the atmosphere for alliance with the DPRK and reunification growing stronger in south Korea.
3. The mood was festive, nonetheless, with women making up more than half the crowd, and the music vibrating from the loudspeakers loud enough to deafen ears and shake ribs.