hard of hearing

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hard of hearing

adjective more hard of hearing · most hard of hearing

  1. idiomatic Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf. Speak loudly, because Grandpa is somewhat hard of hearing.

    Similar: HoH, hearing-impaired

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adj having difficulty hearing

Españolduro de oído, teniente
中文有聽覺障礙 /有听觉障碍 yǒu tīngjué zhàng'ài, 耳背 ěrbèi, 耳沉 ěrchén
Portuguêssurdo
Françaisdur d'oreille, malentendant
Deutschschwerhörig, hörgeschädigt
Italianoduro d'orecchi, duro di timpani, duro di udito, debole di udito, sordastro
Ελληνικάβαρήκοος varíkoos
Русскийтуго́й на́ у́хо tugój ná úxo, тугоу́хий tugoúxij, глухова́тый gluxovátyj

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@misc{hard_of_hearing_2026,
  title = {hard of hearing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20of%20hearing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}