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deafen

[def-uhn]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make deaf.

    The accident deafened him for life.

  2. to stun or overwhelm with noise.

    The pounding of the machines deafened us.

  3. deaden.

  4. Obsolete.to render (a sound) inaudible, especially by a louder sound.



deafen

/ ˈɛə /

verb

  1. (tr) to make deaf, esp momentarily, as by a loud noise

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • deafeningly adverb
  • half-deafened adjective
  • nondeafened adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deafen1

First recorded in 1590–1600; deaf + -en 1
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The hype was deafening, it seemed for all the world that Gomes' script was written.

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A doctor, who works with the college's kidney sciences department, says he and his colleagues were in their building, about 500 metres away, when they heard a "deafening sound" outside.

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The streets in Jerusalem leading up to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, were a sea of blue and white Israeli flags, and the noise from vast loudspeakers set up along the route was deafening.

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The avalanche of mud that swept over Blatten sounded like a deafening roar, as it swept down into the valley leaving an enormous cloud of dust.

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Ukrainian soldiers fire four rounds, each one emitting a deafening sound.

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