verb
- past tense and past participle of deafen; made unable to hear temporarily or permanently
- overwhelmed with very loud sound
Examples
- The explosion deafened everyone within a mile radius.
- She was temporarily deafened by the rock concert.
- The construction noise deafened the nearby residents.
- He was deafened by the thunder during the storm.
- The factory workers were deafened by years of machinery noise.
- The fireworks deafened the crowd below.