Meaning: Partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
Regional/phonological variation.
Old ASL sign (found in older generations prior to about mid-20th century): obsolete.
Meaning: absolutely deaf; not hearing at all. [Video courtesy of Jonathan Pokorny (coda), 2018.]
Note that the inappropriate term HEARING-IMPAIRED is unacceptable. Use "deaf" instead.
Related signs: sign language, ASL (American Sign Language, Deaf culture, Deaf community, Deaf world, Deaf Gain, DEAFHOOD, deafness, deafened.
First 100 words.
As you feel more comfortable with the first few hundreds of ASL signs, progress further with your vocabulary and learn signing more.