hard-of-hearing

[ hahrd-uh v-heer-ing ]
/ ˈhɑrd əvˈhɪər ɪŋ /

adjective, noun

Origin of hard-of-hearing

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby hard-of-hearing

British Dictionary definitions for hard of hearing

hard of hearing

adjective

  1. deaf or partly deaf
  2. (as collective noun; preceded by the)the hard of hearing

undefined hard of hearing

See elderly

Idioms and Phrases with hard of hearing

hard of hearing

Somewhat deaf, having a partial loss of hearing. For example, You'll have to speak distinctly; Dad's a little hard of hearing. The use of hard in the sense of “difficulty in doing something” survives only in this expression. [Mid-1500s]