Hearing-impaired
Pronunciation: /ˈhiɹɪŋ- ˌɪmˈpɛɹd/
Hearing-impaired (adj)
- Not able to hear as well as most people, even with normal hearing conditions.
- Having a hearing problem that may require special methods or tools to understand speech.
Hearing-impaired (adjective)
Examples
- The hearing-impaired student reads lips to follow the lesson.
- She is hearing-impaired, so loud sounds do not help much.