hearing-impaired — adj. having a hearing impairment making hearing difficult; having a defective but functioning sense of hearing. Syn: hard of hearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes — is a common occurrence. Many of these multianomaly disorders involve structural malformations of the outer or middle ear, making a significant hearing loss highly likely. Treacher Collins syndrome Individuals with Treacher Collins syndrome often… … Wikipedia
hearing — n. perception of sounds 1) acute, keen hearing 2) defective, impaired hearing 3) hard of hearing; hearing impaired session of a committee, court 4) to conduct, hold a hearing 5) a fair, impartial; open hearing (he got a fair hearing) 6)… … Combinatory dictionary
impaired — adj. hearing; visually impaired * * * visually impaired hearing … Combinatory dictionary
impaired — /im paird /, adj. 1. weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge. 2. functioning poorly or inadequately: Consumption of alcohol results in an impaired driver. 3. Facetious. deficient or incompetent (prec. by… … Universalium
impaired — im•paired [[t]ɪmˈpɛərd[/t]] adj. 1) cvb weakened, diminished, or damaged: impaired hearing; to rebuild an impaired bridge[/ex] 2) cvb functioning poorly or inadequately: Consumption of alcohol results in an impaired driver[/ex] 3) cvb fac… … From formal English to slang
impaired — adjective not as good as before or not as good as it should be: A special device for viewers with impaired hearing. | TV reception may be impaired in some areas … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hearing-impaired — or hearing impaired [hir′iŋ im perd′] adj. DEAF (sense 1) … English World dictionary
hearing-impaired — hearing im.paired adj a) not able to hear well = ↑hard of hearing →↑deaf b) the hearing impaired people who are not able to hear well … Dictionary of contemporary English
impaired — adj being in a less than perfect or whole condition: as a) disabled or functionally defective often used in combination <hearing impaired> b) intoxicated by alcohol or narcotics <driving while impaired> … Medical dictionary
