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deafening definition

deafening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deafen 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  deafen 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  deafen 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  deafen 
 
  Sense  1 
  deafen 
  =>  make  noise,  resound,  noise 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  deafen 
 
  3  senses  of  deafen 
 
  Sense  1 
  deafen 
 
  Sense  2 
  deafen,  deaf 
  =>  desensitize,  desensitise 
 
  Sense  3 
  deafen 
  =>  dampen,  damp,  soften,  weaken,  break 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  deafen 
 
  deafen  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  deafen 
 
  Sense  1 
  deafen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  deafen,  deaf 
  =>  desensitize,  desensitise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  deafen 
  =>  dampen,  damp,  soften,  weaken,  break 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deafen 
 
  The  verb  deafen  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  deafen  --  (be  unbearably  loud;  "a  deafening  noise") 
  2.  deafen,  deaf  --  (make  or  render  deaf) 
  3.  deafen  --  (make  soundproof;  "deafen  a  room") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  deafening 
 
  The  adj  deafening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deafening,  earsplitting,  roaring,  thunderous,  thundery  --  (loud  enough  to  cause  (temporary)  hearing  loss) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  deafening 
 
  1  sense  of  deafening 
 
  Sense  1 
  deafening,  earsplitting,  roaring,  thunderous,  thundery 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  loud)  ->  soft 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  deafening 
 
  1  sense  of  deafening 
 
  Sense  1 
  deafening,  earsplitting,  roaring,  thunderous,  thundery 
  =>  loud  (vs.  soft) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  deafening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  deafening 
 
  deafening  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  deafening 
  deafening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  deafen 
 
  The  verb  deafen  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  deafen  --  (be  unbearably  loud;  "a  deafening  noise") 
  2.  deafen,  deaf  --  (make  or  render  deaf) 
  3.  deafen  --  (make  soundproof;  "deafen  a  room") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  deafening 
 
  The  adj  deafening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  deafening,  earsplitting,  roaring,  thunderous,  thundery  --  (loud  enough  to  cause  (temporary)  hearing  loss) 



deafening definition