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Imbecile vs Deaf - What's the difference?

imbecile | deaf |


As adjectives the difference between imbecile and deaf

is that imbecile is (dated) destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble; impotent; especially, mentally weak while deaf is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

As a noun imbecile

is (obsolete) a person with limited (l) (l) who can perform (l) and think only like a young child, in medical circles meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal five to seven-year-old child.

Deaf vs Dump - What's the difference?

deaf | dump |


As an adjective deaf

is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

As a noun dump is

a place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for ashes, refuse, etc or dump can be (uk|archaic) a thick, ill-shapen piece.

As a verb dump is

to release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.

Deaf vs Daft - What's the difference?

deaf | daft |


As adjectives the difference between deaf and daft

is that deaf is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages while daft is insane, mad.

Mishear vs Deaf - What's the difference?

mishear | deaf |


As a verb mishear

is to hear wrongly.

As an adjective deaf is

of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

Deaf vs Heard - What's the difference?

deaf | heard |


As an adjective deaf

is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

As a verb heard is

(hear).

Deaf vs Dum - What's the difference?

deaf | dum |


As adjectives the difference between deaf and dum

is that deaf is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages while dum is cooked with steam.

As an interjection dum is

.

Deaf vs Wind - What's the difference?

deaf | wind |


As nouns the difference between deaf and wind

is that deaf is deaf people considered as a group while wind is real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

As verbs the difference between deaf and wind

is that deaf is to deafen while wind is to blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

As an adjective deaf

is unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

Language vs Deaf - What's the difference?

language | deaf |


As nouns the difference between language and deaf

is that language is a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication while deaf is deaf people considered as a group.

As verbs the difference between language and deaf

is that language is to communicate by language; to express in language while deaf is to deafen.

As an adjective deaf is

unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

Orphan vs Deaf - What's the difference?

orphan | deaf |


As adjectives the difference between orphan and deaf

is that orphan is deprived of parents (also (orphaned)) while deaf is of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

As a noun orphan

is a person, especially a , both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.

As a verb orphan

is to deprive of parents (used almost exclusively in the passive ).

Epilepsy vs Deaf - What's the difference?

epilepsy | deaf |


As nouns the difference between epilepsy and deaf

is that epilepsy is a medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts while deaf is deaf people considered as a group.

As an adjective deaf is

unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

As a verb deaf is

to deafen.

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