Hearing-impaired

Pronunciation: /ˈhiɹɪŋ- ˌɪmˈpɛɹd/

Hearing-impaired (adj)

  1. Not able to hear as well as most people, even with normal hearing conditions.
  2. 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.