DEAFENED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deafened mean? 

• DEAFENED (adjective)
  The adjective DEAFENED has 1 sense:

1. caused to hear poorly or not at all

  Familiarity information: DEAFENED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEAFENED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Caused to hear poorly or not at all

Similar:

deaf (lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part)

 Context examples 

The mistress sent her maid for a small dram cup, which held about two gallons, and filled it with drink; I took up the vessel with much difficulty in both hands, and in a most respectful manner drank to her ladyship’s health, expressing the words as loud as I could in English, which made the company laugh so heartily, that I was almost deafened with the noise.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)