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Jignesh Pandya

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· 1 Months ago

orally challenged shall describe a person who can not speak.. for deaf, the word shall be 'hearing impaired'

Question:
Directions: There are blanks in each of the following sentences. From the words given in the option, choose the one that fills the blanks most appropriately


'Aurally challenged’ is a _____ for the _____

Options:
A) metaphor, blind
B) euphemism, deaf
C) simile, disabled
D) synonym, dumb
E) metaphor, disabled
Solution:
Ans: (b) euphemism, deaf

‘Euphemism’ means an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. Hence, ‘aurally challenged’ is the euphemism used for the word ‘deaf’.

Prerna Sharma

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· 1 Months ago

It is 'Aurally-challenged'
Aurally-challenged means deaf; hard of hearing.
Eg: I had to repeat the instructions for her five times; I thinks the boy was aurally challenged.

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