deaf-blind

[ def-blahynd ]

/ ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd /

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adjective

of or relating to a person who is both deaf and blind.

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Words nearby deaf-blind

deaerate, deaf, deaf aid, deaf-and-dumb, deaf as a post, deaf-blind, deafen, deafening, deaf-mute, deafness, deaf without speech

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How to use deaf-blind in a sentence

The famous deaf-blind woman, Helen Keller, was appointed to serve on the state committee on the education of the blind.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher
I often wonder how deaf-blind people walk as well as they do, when they can not hear their footfalls.
Five Lectures on Blindness|Kate M. Foley
I have a little volume of poems by a deaf-blind lady, Madame Bertha Galeron.
The World I Live In|Helen Keller
A deaf-blind person ought to find special meaning in Platos Ideal World.
Optimism|Helen Keller

He creates intelligence out of idiocy and proves to the law that the deaf-blind man is a responsible being.
Optimism|Helen Keller

British Dictionary definitions for deaf-blind

deafblind

/ (ˈdɛfˈblaɪnd) /

adjective

unable to hear or see
(as collective noun; preceded by the)the deafblind

undefined deafblind

See elderly

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