How do you use Deafness in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Deafness in a sentence
Deafness meaning
- The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
- Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
Synonyms of Deafness
Using Deafness
- The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. | Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
- Useful related words include: hearing loss, hearing impairment, hearing disorder.
- In the example corpus, deafness often appears in combinations such as: deafness is, deafness and, and deafness.
Context around Deafness
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deafness
- In this selection, "deafness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, central, lingual, blindness, damage, occurs and heart stand out and add context to how "deafness" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a central deafness and and deafness amongst the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deafness" sits close to words such as ache, advani and afi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deafness
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And deafness amongst the population here on the island. (9 words)
Post-lingual deafness is far more common than pre-lingual deafness. (11 words)
A moment that changed me: I thought deafness was a flaw. (11 words)
But isn’t about deafness, it’s a story about change and the journey we must take to embrace it, as Ruben enters a facility to help him learn to live with his deafness while also avoiding a relapse into his old life of drug abuse. (46 words)
Cultural deafness and the medical model In contrast to the medical model of Deafness, the deaf community, rather than embrace the view that deafness is a "personal tragedy", sees all aspects of the deaf experience as positive. (37 words)
Depending on the definition it could be estimated that more than 50% of the population over the age of 70 has impaired hearing. citation *Central deafness Damage to the brain can lead to a central deafness. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Cultural deafness and the medical model In contrast to the medical model of Deafness, the deaf community, rather than embrace the view that deafness is a "personal tragedy", sees all aspects of the deaf experience as positive.
But isn’t about deafness, it’s a story about change and the journey we must take to embrace it, as Ruben enters a facility to help him learn to live with his deafness while also avoiding a relapse into his old life of drug abuse.
Both the medical model and the social model are seen, at the least, to be in conflict with, and at the most, inapplicable to deafness when viewed from the cultural model of deafness.
Depending on the definition it could be estimated that more than 50% of the population over the age of 70 has impaired hearing. citation *Central deafness Damage to the brain can lead to a central deafness.
Much of the negative reaction to cochlear implants stems from the medical viewpoint that deafness is a condition that needs to be "cured," while the Deaf community instead regards deafness a defining cultural characteristic.
Post-lingual deafness is far more common than pre-lingual deafness.
Syndromic deafness occurs when there are other signs or medical problems aside from deafness in an individual.
Among the tales Murphy might have recounted was the reason for his deafness.
Disease of the muscles, bones or joints is also listed, alongside trauma to limbs, blindness, deafness, heart disease and chest disease.
Dylan Lombard is one of 16 people who have been diagnosed with MDP Syndrome (Mandibular hypoplasia, with Deafness and Progeroid features), a rare metabolic disorder that prevents fatty tissues from being stored underneath the skin.
What Morris calls her “Black Deafhood,” has been a long journey at the intersection of sexuality, Deafness, disability, Blackness, gender, activism, and art.
All six children in the study had total deafness, as indicated by an average auditory brainstem response (ABR) threshold of more than 95 decibels.
A moment that changed me: I thought deafness was a flaw.
And deafness amongst the population here on the island.
Dr Neil O'Brien, medical director, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board said: "Measles is a highly infectious illness – complications can be life changing with dangers including blindness, deafness and swelling of the brain.
The tone-deafness was obvious when the team inexplicably chose to introduce the individual members of the offense.
Through highlighting the lives of women with hearing loss, For the Deaf Girl aims to normalize diverse experiences with deafness and hearing loss because not everyone goes through the same experience.
Usher syndrome causes deafness and an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and affects three to six out of every 100,000 people.
A student was born with a rare syndrome that causes her to experience deafness in one ear.
Due to his near-deafness, Richard is told he'll never be a professional public speaker.
Common combinations with deafness
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- deafness is 11×
- deafness and 10×
- and deafness 6×
- of deafness 5×
- his deafness 4×
- deafness as 4×
- about deafness 3×
- to deafness 3×
- deafness was 3×
- deafness or 3×