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

Wong hopes her team – which is made up of deaf and hard of hearing folks, immigrants and people with disabilities – will be at the forefront of ushering in that progress. —Pauleanna Reid, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

For example, the iPhone’s live captions feature allows users who are Deaf or hard of hearing to read real time captions on their screen when talking to someone in person, on FaceTime, or on a phone call. —Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024

The federal office opened a civil rights investigation after receiving complaints at multiple facilities about auxiliary aids and services to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, according to a release Monday. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024

The month is dedicated to bringing awareness to the unique communication needs of people who identify as Deaf or hard of hearing and highlighting Deaf issues, people and culture, according to the university. —Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 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