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DEAF-MUTISM

Dictionary entry overview: What does deaf-mutism mean?

• DEAF-MUTISM (noun)
The noun DEAF-MUTISM has 1 sense:

1. congenital deafness that results in inability to speak

Familiarity information: DEAF-MUTISM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DEAF-MUTISM (noun)

Sense 1

deaf-mutism ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Congenital deafness that results in inability to speak

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

deaf-muteness; deaf-mutism

Hypernyms ("deaf-mutism" is a kind of...):

deafness; hearing loss (partial or complete loss of hearing)

muteness; mutism (the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak)

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