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deafening adjective [ ˈdɛf(ə)nɪŋ ]

• (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else.
• "the music reached a deafening crescendo"
Similar: very loud, extremely noisy, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, ear-shattering, booming, thundering, thunderous, tumultuous, roaring, blaring, resounding, resonant, reverberating, reverberant, echoing, ringing, dinning, carrying, overpowering, overwhelming, almighty, mighty, tremendous,
Opposite: quiet,

deafen verb

• cause (someone) to lose the power of hearing permanently or temporarily.
• "we were deafened by the explosion"
Similar: make deaf, make temporarily deaf, cause to be hard of hearing, deprive of hearing, impair someone's hearing, burst someone's eardrums,


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