Meaning & use
Deafened
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Past tense of "deafen," meaning to make someone temporarily or permanently unable to hear, usually through extremely loud noise.
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The explosion deafened everyone standing near the site.
She was deafened by the roar of the crowd as her team scored the winning goal.
A note on using this word
Can be used both literally, for hearing loss, and figuratively, as in "deafened by applause."
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