deafen
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deafen
- /ˈdɛfən/
Rhymes with -ɛfən
Where it comes from
From deaf + -en (verbal suffix). Compare Middle English deven, deaven (“to make deaf”), Old English ādēafian (“to deafen”) and Old English ādȳfan, Dutch verdoven (“to stupefy, deafen”), German betäuben (“to stun, stupefy, deafen”).
verb deafens · deafening · deafened
- To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently. The head injury deafened her for life.
- To make soundproof. to deafen a wall or a floor
- To stun, as with noise. Racine left the ground […] deafened, dazzled and tired to death.
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verb to make deaf
| Español | ensordecer |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 귀를 먹먹하게 하다 gwi-reul meongmeokhage hada |
| 日本語 | 聾する rōsuru |
| Português | ensurdecer |
| Français | assourdir, rendre sourd |
| Deutsch | taub machen |
| Ελληνικά | κουφαίνω koufaíno |
| Română | asurzi |
| Русский | оглуша́ть oglušátʹ, глуши́ть glušítʹ, оглуши́ть oglušítʹ |
| العربية | أَصَمَّ ʔaṣamma |
verb to make soundproof
| Русский | заглуши́ть zaglušítʹ, приглуши́ть priglušítʹ |
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Talk about this word "deafen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deafen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deafen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deafen "deafen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deafen.Cite this
@misc{deafen_2026,
title = {deafen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deafen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
