hearing-impaired
Related to hearing-impaired: deafness, hearing loss, Profound hearing loss
hearing-impaired
Deaf or partially deaf. Some deaf people advocate the avoidance of this term in favor of the more straightforwardly descriptive terms “deaf” and “hard of hearing.” Grandpa is hearing-impaired, so be prepared to speak loudly or repeat yourself a lot.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hearing impaired
Euph. deaf or nearly deaf. This program is closed-captioned for our hearing-impaired viewers. His mother happens to be hearing impaired, so he learned to sign at an early age.
See also: hearing, impaired
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hearing impaired
- impaired
- stone deaf
- be as deaf as a post
- deaf
- deaf as a post
- (as) deaf as a post
- preach to deaf ears
- yes and no
- give it to me straight