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deaf-mute

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɛfˈmjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(def′myo̅o̅t′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈdeaf-ˈmute,  [Often Offensive.]
adj. 
  1. Pathologyunable to hear and speak.

n. [countable]
  1. Pathologya person who is unable to hear and speak.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
deaf-mute  (def′myo̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation [Often Offensive.]
adj. 
    1. Linguisticsunable to hear and speak.

    n. 
    1. Linguisticsa person who is unable to hear and speak, esp. one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.
    • translation of French sourd-muet 1830–40
    deaf′-mute′ness, deaf′-mut′ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
deaf-mute old-fashioned offensive n
  1. a person who is unable to hear or speak
 adj
  1. unable to hear or speak
Etymology: 19th Century: translation of French sourd-muet
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