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stone-deaf

[stohn-def] / ˈstoʊnˈdɛf /


ADJECTIVE
hard-of-hearing
Synonyms


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It was to this latter, more radical aspect that the mass media were stone deaf.

From Salon • May 4, 2020

Earlier this month, Daltrey told the Daily Mail that "Pete is almost stone deaf".

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2011

He turned out to be stone deaf; so I sought out the municipal secretary.

From Time Magazine Archive

The little old man was 76 and stone deaf.

From Time Magazine Archive

You would have to be stone deaf to sleep through it even in a feather bed.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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