hard-of-hearing
[
hahrd
-
uh
v-
heer
-ing]
/ˈhɑrd əvˈhɪər ɪŋ/
adjective, noun
1.
hearing-impaired
.
Origin
1555-65
British Dictionary definitions for
hard of hearing
hard of hearing
adjective
1.
deaf or partly deaf
(
as collective noun;
preceded by
the
):
the hard of hearing
elderly
Idioms and Phrases with
hard of hearing
hard of hearing
Somewhat deaf, having a partial loss of hearing. For example,
You'll have to speak distinctly; Dad's a little hard of hearing
. The use of
hard
in the sense of “difficulty in doing something” survives only in this expression.
[
Mid-1500s
]