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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deaf/def/
▶adjective without hearing or having impaired hearing.
■ (deaf to) unwilling to listen or respond to.
– phrases
fall on deaf ears be ignored.
turn a deaf ear refuse to listen or respond.
fall on deaf ears be ignored.
turn a deaf ear refuse to listen or respond.
– derivatives
deafness noun.
deafness noun.
– origin OE dēaf, of Gmc origin.
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