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Meaning of "deaf-mutism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAF-MUTISM

deaf-mutism  [ˈdefˌmjuːtɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAF-MUTISM

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deaf-Mutism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEAF-MUTISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deaf-mute

For "deafness", see hearing impairment. For "Deaf" as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For "inability to speak", see muteness. Deaf-mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was either deaf using a sign language or both deaf and could not speak. The term continues to be used to refer to deaf people, mainly within a historical context, to indicate deaf people who cannot speak an oral language, or have some degree of speaking ability, but choose not to speak because of the negative or unwanted attention atypical voices sometimes attract. Such people communicate using sign language. Some consider it to be a derogatory term if used outside its historical context; the preferred term today is simply "deaf". Additionally, it is sometimes used to refer to other hearing people in jest, to chide, or to invoke an image of someone who refuses to employ common sense or who is unreliable. "Deaf and dumb", "semi-deaf" and "semi-mute" are other historic references to deaf people. Of these latter examples, only "deaf and dumb" prevails as a reference.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEAF-MUTISM


anti-Semitism
ˌæntɪˈsemɪtɪzəm
antielitism
ˌæntɪɪˈliːtɪzəm
autism
ˈɔːtɪzəm
baptism
ˈbæpˌtɪzəm
brutism
ˈbruːtɪzəm
conservatism
kənˈsɜːvəˌtɪzəm
consortism
ˈkɒnsɔːtɪzəm
cretism
ˈkriːtɪzəm
defeatism
dɪˈfiːtɪzəm
digoneutism
ˌdaɪɡəˈnjuːtɪzəm
electromagnetism
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
elitism
ɪˈliːtɪzəm
hirsutism
ˈhɜːsjuːˌtɪzəm
magnetism
ˈmæɡnɪˌtɪzəm
mutism
ˈmjuːtɪzəm
obsoletism
ˈɒbsəˌliːtɪzəm
patriotism
ˈpætrɪəˌtɪzəm
rheumatism
ˈruːməˌtɪzəm
statism
ˈsteɪtɪzəm
tripartism
traɪˈpɑːtɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAF-MUTISM

deadweight
deadwood
deaerate
deaeration
deaerator
deaf
deaf aid
deaf without speech
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-mute
deaf-muteness
deafblind
deafen
deafening
deafeningly
deafish
deafly
deafness
deair

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAF-MUTISM

absolutism
animal magnetism
astigmatism
automatism
despotism
erotism
ferromagnetism
geomagnetism
gigantism
hypnotism
leftism
magmatism
nepotism
occultism
parasitism
Protestantism
scientism
spiritism
syncretism
vigilantism

Synonyms and antonyms of deaf-mutism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «deaf-mutism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAF-MUTISM

Find out the translation of deaf-mutism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deaf-mutism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deaf-mutism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

聋哑缄默症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sordomudez
570 millions of speakers

English

deaf-mutism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहरा गूंगापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خرس الصم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глухонемота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

surdo-mudez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূকবধিরত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surdi-mutité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekak-mutism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taubstummheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ろうあ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청각 장애인 - mutism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Budheg mutaut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điếc - câm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செவிடு-mutism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बधिरांसाठी उलटतपासणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağır-dilsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sordomutismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głuchy - mutyzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухонімота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

surdo- mutism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κωφών - αλαλία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dowe - mutisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

döv - mutism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døve - mutisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deaf-mutism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAF-MUTISM»

The term «deaf-mutism» is used very little and occupies the 176.920 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAF-MUTISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deaf-mutism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deaf-mutism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deaf-mutism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAF-MUTISM»

Discover the use of deaf-mutism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deaf-mutism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Canada's Jews: A Social and Economic Study of Jews in Canada ...
In this table will be found listed the causes of deaf mutism among Jews and persons of other ethnic origin. 60.35% of all deaf mutes of all origins in Canada were born deaf and dumb. Among the ethnic groups included in Table 178 the highest ...
Louis Rosenberg, Morton Weinfeld, 1993
2
Nature
449 DEAF-MUTISM. Deaf-Mutism. By Holger Mygind, M.D., Copenhagen. ( London: F. J. Rebman, 1894.) A FEW months ago, in noticing " The History of American Schools for the Deaf," we spoke of the treatment of deaf-mutes, and regretted ...
Sir Norman Lockyer, 1894
3
Deaf-mutes in the United States
Congenital deaf-mutism occurs to a very considerable extent in the offspring of consanguineous marriages, and such marriages are probably more frequent relatively in a population whose only growth is through natural increase than in one ...
Joseph Adna Hill, United States. Bureau of the Census, Reginald L. Brown, 1918
4
A Text-book of the diseases of the ear
the proportion of conscripts rejected as unfit for military service on account of deaf -mutism was 672 per 10,000, in 1890 the ratio had increased to 13-09, the actual number being 395 in the latter, as against 203 in the former year. In Denmark ...
Josef Gruber, 1893
5
Sajous's Analytic Cyclopedia of Practical Medicine
deaf-mutism appears in two consecutive generations, viz.: by calculating how frequently unions where one or both parties are deaf and dumb result in deaf- mute offspring. The European statistics of this kind are but few and small,t,he reason ...
Charles Eucharist de Medicis Sajous, Louis Theo de Médicis Sajous, 1913
6
A SYSTEM OF TREATMENT
DEAF-MUTISM. THE CAUSES OF DEAFNESS IN CHILDREN. Deafness so great in degree that it prevents the development of speech, or jeopardises already acquired speech in a young child (surdism), depends almost always on disease of ...
ARTHUR LATHAM, 1917
7
The New England Medical Gazette
Heredity and intermarriage between blood relations are believed to be the most frequent indirect causes of congenital deafness. Regarding heredity in deaf- mutism Mygind says: "Opinions have differed greatly during the present century, and ...
8
A Reference Handbook of the Medical Sciences, Embracing the ...
Deafness produced by congenital syphilis may be either partial or total; it may be congenital or it may develo during the first, second, or third decade of life. t is sometimes accompanied by total or partial blindness. Correlation of Deaf-mutism  ...
Albert Henry Buck, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, 1914
9
American Annals of the Deaf
It is specially important to study the different alleged causes of deaf-mutism, as consanguinity, sicknesses of various kinds, races, ... intermarriage, combined with these causes or considered alone, may exert an influence on deaf-mutism.
10
Medical Review of Reviews
shows that the United States had in 1880, 33,878 deaf mutes, of whom 18,567 were males. Why deaf-mutism is more common in the male sex has not been satisfactorily explained. Locality has some importance in the prevalence of ...

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAF-MUTISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deaf-mutism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Census on the chopping block
... vital in discovering the link between rubella and birth defects after statisticians discovered a cohort of people suffering from "deaf-mutism". «The West Australian, Feb 15»
2
Turtle Boys
... devolvement, a mingled family history on both parental sides, with insanity, epilepsy, consumption, neuralgia, scrofula, and deaf-mutism. «VICE, Sep 12»
3
Firm supports DOH drive to promote iodized salt
Iodine deficiency (meaning the thyroid gland is enlarged and insufficient hormones are produced) commonly results in a goiter, deaf-mutism, ... «Inquirer.net, May 12»
4
India misses target to contain Iodine deficiency disorders
Out of the 26 million children born every year, as many as 13 million are at risk of IDD such as irreversible brain damage, deaf-mutism, ... «Times of India, Apr 11»
5
Iodine Deficiency and Thyroid Disorders: A Pinch of discretion can …
Defects range from mild physical and mental retardation to overall stunted growth, paraplegia and deaf-mutism. It can cause a multitude of ... «HealthJockey.com, Dec 08»
6
IPHO relaunches 'Patak sa Asin'
Lack of iodine in the body results in physical and mental abnormalities, including abnormal physical growth, mental retardation, deaf-mutism, ... «News Today Online, Jun 07»

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« EDUCALINGO. Deaf-Mutism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/deaf-mutism>. Apr 2024 ».
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