hard-of-hearing

1. 1.

   having a hearing loss

   Synonymshearing-impaired

   Similardeaf

Questions about hard-of-hearing

What does hard-of-hearing mean?

hard-of-hearing means "having a hearing loss".

How many syllables are in hard-of-hearing?

hard-of-hearing has 5 syllables and divides as har-d-of--he-a-ring under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hard-of-hearing?

Close synonyms include hearing-impaired. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.