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inattentional deafness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
inat-ten-tion-al deaf-ness
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The phenomenon of not being able to hear things that are within earshot.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

inattentionally deaf

Questions

What does inattentional deafness mean?
The phenomenon of not being able to hear things that are within earshot.

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