Deafen

/ˈdɛfən/ verb

Definition

To make someone unable to hear, either temporarily or permanently, usually by exposure to very loud sound.

Etymology

From 'deaf' (unable to hear) + '-en' suffix (causative verb formation). This 'en' suffix turns adjectives into verbs meaning to cause that state, as in 'darken' (make dark) or 'frighten' (make frightened).

Kelly Says

The word 'deafen' is stronger than just 'make loud'—it implies that sound is so overwhelming it actually damages your hearing ability, which is why we warn about 'deafening' noise levels.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰማትን አጥማ
se-mat-n at-ma
ARالعربية
ش deafening
sha-d-deen-ing
BNবাংলা
শোনার ক্ষমতা হারানো
sho-nar ksh-ma-ta ha-ra-no
CACatalà
cegar
seh-gar
CSČeština
oslepit
os-le-pit
DADansk
gøre døv
go-re doe-v
DEDeutsch
taub machen
taub ma-ken
ELΕλληνικά
αφθονία
a-f-thon-ya
ESEspañol
cegar
seh-gar
FAفارسی
شنوایی را از بین بردن
sh-no-a-yi ra az bin brin-den
FISuomi
sokeuttaa
so-ke-u-taa
FRFrançais
aveugler
av-yuh-ler
GUGU
શ્યોન ક્ષમતા ગુમાવવું
shyon ksh-ma-ta gu-ma-vav-vu
HAHA
tsara zuwa
tsa-ra zu-wa
HEעברית
להעלים את השמיעה
le-ha-e-lim et ha-she-me-a
HIहिन्दी
बधिर बनाना
bad-hir ba-na-na
HUMagyar
vakká tenni
vak-ka ten-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
membutakan
mem-bu-ta-kan
IGIG
gbuo ụkwụ
g-buo uk-wu
ITItaliano
accecare
a-che-ca-re
JA日本語
耳を塞ぐ
mimimi wo tsu-gu
KKKK
кулақтарды жойып
ku-la-q-tar-dy joy-yp
KMKM
ប្រាប់អ្នកអាកាស
pra-bap an-k a-ka-as
KO한국어
귀를 막다
gwi-reul mak-da
MRMR
श्रवणशक्ती नष्ट करा
shra-va-na-shak-ti nasht kara
MSBahasa Melayu
membutakan
mem-bu-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
နှာများကို ကျွန်း
na-ma-yar ko ky-un
NLNederlands
doof maken
doof ma-ken
NONorsk
gjøre døv
yo-re doe-v
PAPA
ਸੁਣਨ ਦੀ Capacit ы
sun-nan di Capacit ы
PLPolski
osłabic słuch
o-s-la-bic sluch
PTPortuguês
cegar
seh-gar
RORomână
a surzi
a sur-zi
RUРусский
оглушить
o-glu-shit
SVSvenska
döv
doev
SWKiswahili
kuziba
ku-zi-ba
TAதமிழ்
சத்தம் கேட்க முடியாது
sa-tham ka-d-kam mu-di-a-du
TEతెలుగు
శ్రవణశక్తిని కోల్పోవు
shra-va-na-shak-ti-ni kol-po-vu
THไทย
ทำให้หูหนวก
thae-hae hoo-n-wuk
TLTL
maging bingi
ma-ging bing-i
TRTürkçe
sağır etmek
sa-gir e-mek
UKУкраїнська
оглушити
o-glu-shit
URاردو
سُنّے کو ختم کرنا
sun-nay ko khatm kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm cho điếc
lam cho dee-ch
YOYO
ṣẹ́pọ̀ àṣọ́
she-po a-sho
ZH中文
使人耳聋
shǐ rén ěr lóng
ZUZU
ukuswa igesi
u-ku-swa i-ge-si

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