hard of hearing

adjective

: relating to or having partial hearing loss

people who are hard of hearing

the deaf and hard of hearing community

… the task force … will ask the Nebraska Department of Education to hire a national consulting firm with expertise in the area of deaf and hard of hearing education to analyze Nebraska's system.

—Margaret Reist

Examples of hard of hearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That said, Delaney also understood the limitations for the deaf and hard of hearing to become hockey fans. —Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024

Home-schooled by her parents, Thea, who like Stine is hard of hearing, is further isolated by her parents’ refusal to adapt to her disability. —Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024

This allows people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf to understand speech.1 Cochlear implants use components inside and outside the body to stimulate hearing. —Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024

Subtitles and captions for videos and audio descriptions for complex visuals are essential for users who are hard of hearing, visually impaired or those who prefer reading to engage with content. —Beth Worthy, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1564, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hard-of-hearing

adjective

ˌhärd-ə(v)-ˈhi(ə)r-iŋ

: relating to or having a faulty but functional sense of hearing

Medical Definition

hard of hearing

adjective

hard of hear·​ing

ˌhärd-ə(v)-ˈhi(ə)r-iŋ

: relating to or having partial hearing loss

adults who are hard of hearing

the deaf and hard of hearing community