Deafen
verb
To cause someone to lose their hearing.
The loud explosion could deafen a person nearby.
Often appears as...
- deafen someone
- deafen by explosion
verb
To overwhelm with noise.
The sound of the music was so loud it threatened to deafen us.
Often appears as...
- deafen by sound
- deafen with music
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To cause someone to lose their hearing.
The loud explosion could deafen a person nearby.
Often appears as...
- deafen someone
- deafen by explosion
verb
To overwhelm with noise.
The sound of the music was so loud it threatened to deafen us.
Often appears as...
- deafen by sound
- deafen with music
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe actual hearing loss, often due to extreme noise exposure.
Firefighters' sirens can deafen you without proper ear protection.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Effect
Implies that the hearing loss might be irreversible.
Regularly using power tools without earmuffs can deafen over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Often used in solemn or serious contexts due to its association with disability.
The veterans were deafened in the line of duty.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe actual hearing loss, often due to extreme noise exposure.
Firefighters' sirens can deafen you without proper ear protection.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Effect
Implies that the hearing loss might be irreversible.
Regularly using power tools without earmuffs can deafen over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Often used in solemn or serious contexts due to its association with disability.
The veterans were deafened in the line of duty.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Meaning
Used to describe actual hearing loss, often due to extreme noise exposure.
Firefighters' sirens can deafen you without proper ear protection.
Pro Tip 2/3Permanent Effect
Implies that the hearing loss might be irreversible.
Regularly using power tools without earmuffs can deafen over time.
Pro Tip 3/3Serious Tone
Often used in solemn or serious contexts due to its association with disability.
The veterans were deafened in the line of duty.
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The scientific origins...
a horrific beast stalks the endless corridors of its prison, enraged with a bloodlust so intense that its deafening roar shakes the Earth. It is easy to see why the Minotaur myth has a long history of being disregarded as pure fiction. However, there's a good chance that the Minotaur
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Social Services Are...
The shops are closed, the pub's gone, the playground's pretty desolate and never used, and inside Ella's house, the tension is palpable and the noise levels are deafening. The TV's on at full volume. One of her sons is fighting with one of her daughters.
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The role of disruption...
down down deeper than even divers can go you're surrounded by beauty but soon you noticed fish caught in plastic six-pack rings more human trash surrounds you now your body starts shaking and you hear a deafening sound you look up massive boat
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Beverly + Dereck...
And of course, we were stunned for a while, but when we managed to get our wits about us, we looked at it and said, "My gosh, what's going to happen with that little cub? She's probably going to forever associate that deafening crash with us."
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She Dances With 10,000...
then they just kept happening and then finally towards the end of it I just I was deafening it and it was a great experience now I don't have like the barriers here keeping me from getting too close where we are in the world
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The path to ending...
and at times the silence from our nonblack brothers and sisters can feel deafening. How we can bring our allies into the mix, to better support ending systemic violence and racism against the black communities,
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Thought-provoking...
and he doesn't disappoint in an effort to push the rivals away nick rallies the santo into a deafening chorus i can't distinguish anymore what's our chance what's your neighboring chimp
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When The World Gets 1℃...
when we got here in the morning that's the first time really we saw it there were just dead bats as far as the eye could see there was a deafening sound of babies crying
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Run, sail, or hide? How...
He tells them how eager he is to bind hands with his sponsa, or bride-to-be. The siblings begin discussing tomorrow’s wedding— but a deafening boom interrupts them.
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Guards vs. Inmates PIPE...
thunder shot from his 12-gauge shotgun it's a blank round but it delivers a deafening boom and a flash of light that momentarily stuns the inmates into submission
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The scientific origins...
a horrific beast stalks the endless corridors of its prison, enraged with a bloodlust so intense that its deafening roar shakes the Earth. It is easy to see why the Minotaur myth has a long history of being disregarded as pure fiction. However, there's a good chance that the Minotaur
Video examples
Social Services Are...
The shops are closed, the pub's gone, the playground's pretty desolate and never used, and inside Ella's house, the tension is palpable and the noise levels are deafening. The TV's on at full volume. One of her sons is fighting with one of her daughters.
Video examples
The role of disruption...
down down deeper than even divers can go you're surrounded by beauty but soon you noticed fish caught in plastic six-pack rings more human trash surrounds you now your body starts shaking and you hear a deafening sound you look up massive boat
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Beverly + Dereck...
And of course, we were stunned for a while, but when we managed to get our wits about us, we looked at it and said, "My gosh, what's going to happen with that little cub? She's probably going to forever associate that deafening crash with us."
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She Dances With 10,000...
then they just kept happening and then finally towards the end of it I just I was deafening it and it was a great experience now I don't have like the barriers here keeping me from getting too close where we are in the world
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The path to ending...
and at times the silence from our nonblack brothers and sisters can feel deafening. How we can bring our allies into the mix, to better support ending systemic violence and racism against the black communities,
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
and he doesn't disappoint in an effort to push the rivals away nick rallies the santo into a deafening chorus i can't distinguish anymore what's our chance what's your neighboring chimp
Video examples
When The World Gets 1℃...
when we got here in the morning that's the first time really we saw it there were just dead bats as far as the eye could see there was a deafening sound of babies crying
Video examples
Run, sail, or hide? How...
He tells them how eager he is to bind hands with his sponsa, or bride-to-be. The siblings begin discussing tomorrow’s wedding— but a deafening boom interrupts them.
Video examples
Guards vs. Inmates PIPE...
thunder shot from his 12-gauge shotgun it's a blank round but it delivers a deafening boom and a flash of light that momentarily stuns the inmates into submission
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Quote examples
Imran Amed
Canadian Editor
I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it.
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Joe Perry
American Musician
When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around.
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Eva Marie
American Actress
The crowd reaction is something that I definitely love. When I first started if I walked out from behind that curtain and heard a pin drop or deafening silence, then you have to look at switching something up.
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Richard Bonynge
Australian Musician
You go to a musical; you are deafened by them, with everything blown up. I remember musicals when they didn't use microphones.
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Helen Thomas
American Journalist
It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.
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Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.
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Ernst Toller
German Playwright
Slogans which deafened us so that we could not hear the truth.
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John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
The silence caused by politicizing speech is deafening.
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Corazon Aquino
Statesman
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
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Imran Amed
Canadian Editor
I had long had an instinct about there being a role for me in a creative industry. Maybe I didn't listen to that voice as much earlier on, but when it had become a deafening sound in my head I realised I had to go and explore it.
Quote examples
Joe Perry
American Musician
When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around.
Quote examples
Eva Marie
American Actress
The crowd reaction is something that I definitely love. When I first started if I walked out from behind that curtain and heard a pin drop or deafening silence, then you have to look at switching something up.
Quote examples
Richard Bonynge
Australian Musician
You go to a musical; you are deafened by them, with everything blown up. I remember musicals when they didn't use microphones.
Quote examples
Helen Thomas
American Journalist
It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.
Quote examples
Geraldine Brooks
Australian Journalist
Moral certainty can deafen people to any truth other than their own.
Quote examples
Ernst Toller
German Playwright
Slogans which deafened us so that we could not hear the truth.
Quote examples
John C. Maxwell
American Clergyman
Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us.
Quote examples
Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
The silence caused by politicizing speech is deafening.
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Corazon Aquino
Statesman
The nation was awakened by that deafening shot.
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