verb
- to make deaf or cause to lose hearing, especially temporarily or partially
Usage: past participle of 'bedeafen'; literary or formal usage; often used in passive voice
Examples
- The explosion bedeafened workers in the factory for several hours.
- She was bedeafened by the sudden loud noise.
- The constant roar of machinery had bedeafened him to other sounds.
- He felt bedeafened after the concert ended.
- The blast bedeafened everyone nearby temporarily.