hearing-impaired

adjective

1. having reduced or deficient hearing ability; hard-of-hearing: special programs for hearing-impaired persons.

noun

2. (used with a plural verb) hearing-impaired persons collectively (usually preceded by the).

adj.

1. Having a diminished or defective sense of hearing, but not deaf; hard of hearing.
2. Completely incapable of hearing; deaf.

n.

1. Persons who are deficient in hearing or are deaf.