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Deaf People's Requests Arguments Criticisms Criticizing Refuse Pay

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Back If you say that someone is deaf to people's requests, arguments, or criticisms, you are criticizing them because they refuse to pay attention to them. (The provincial assembly were deaf to all pleas for financial help.) (= impervious)

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