English Explanatory Dictionary

turn a deaf ear

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To refuse to listen to.

Pronunciation

En-au-turn a deaf ear.ogg

Word forms

turn a deaf ear turns a deaf ear turning a deaf ear turned a deaf ear

Related words

fall on deaf ears preach to deaf ears turn a blind eye

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