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deaf-mute /ˈdɛfˈmjuːt/ noun
plural deaf-mutes
deaf-mute
/ˈdɛfˈmjuːt/
noun
plural deaf-mutes
Learner's definition of DEAF-MUTE
[count] old-fashioned + often offensive
: a deaf person who cannot speak聋哑人

deaf-mute

noun

plural deaf-mutes
dated, now offensive
: a deaf person who lacks the ability to speak

Note: The term deaf-mute is considered offensive in its implied suggestion that deaf people are not able to communicate.

deaf-mute adjective dated, now offensive

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deaf-mute was circa 1837

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