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

Interpretation Added to Other Shows PBS KIDS is also reaching children who are Deaf and hard of hearing by adding American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation to a variety of shows. —Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024

Many of the people involved have worked at the Little Theatre of Manchester previously, and 10 of the 19 cast members are deaf or hard of hearing, according to Kate Brophy, who is co-directing the show with Niki Mallach. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2024

While many Catholic churches ring small bells for auditory cues, the deep vibrations of the drum beat ripple through the wooden pews of this Dunning neighborhood chapel, a tactile prompt for its predominantly deaf and hard of hearing congregation. —Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024

Undaunted Guild is a group of players from the deaf and hard of hearing community whose goal is creating an inclusive environment for people to play World of Warcraft. —Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 29 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