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Definition

hard of hearing

Variant: hard-of-hearing

  1. Pert. to someone with a mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
  2. Pert. to a deaf person who does not desire to have a cultural affiliation with the Deaf community. According to the National Association of the Deaf, hard of hearing is neutral and unoffensive. Website: http://www.nad.org

    SEE: deaf.