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deaf mute

noun
🔊/ˌdef ˈmjuːt/
🔊/ˌdef ˈmjuːt/
(old-fashioned or offensive)
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  1. a person who is unable to hear or speak聋哑人 In modern use the term deaf mute is considered offensive because it suggests, wrongly, that such people cannot communicate at all. Use a different term, such as profoundly deaf.