nedzirdība

See also: nedzirdībā

Latvian

From ne- +‎ dzirde (“hearing”) +‎ -ība.

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nedzirdība f (4th declension)

deafness, total hearing impairment (the quality of one who is deaf, incapable of hearing)
bērniem, kuriem agrāk bijusi laba dzirde, pēc histērijas lēkmes pēkšņi iestājas abpusēja nedzirdība; turklāt tikpat pēkšņi kā zudusi, dzirde atkal atjaunojas ― children who had good hearing after fits of histeria suddenly had complete deafness on both sides; then, just as suddenly as it disappeared, the hearing came back