Definition of deaf-mutism:
(adj) :
Unable (or partially able) to hear.
(adj) :
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
(adj) :
Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
(n) :
(nonstandard, rare) A deaf person.
(adj) :
(obsolete) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
(adj) :
(obsolete, UK, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; useless.