English noun: hearing impairment | |||
1. | hearing impairment (state) impairment of the sense of hearing | ||
Synonyms | hearing disorder | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | auditory hyperesthesia, conduction deafness, conductive hearing loss, deafness, hearing loss, hyperacusia, hyperacusis, middle-ear deafness, nerve deafness, sensorineural hearing loss | ||