adjective
- having reduced or deficient hearing ability; hard-of-hearing: special programs for hearing-impaired persons.
noun
- (used with a plural verb) hearing-impaired persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
adj.
- Having a diminished or defective sense of hearing, but not deaf; hard of hearing.
- Completely incapable of hearing; deaf.
n.
- Persons who are deficient in hearing or are deaf.