unhearing
/ʌnˈhɪərɪŋ
/adjective
Not hearing or listening; deaf: the war story is spoken into unhearing ears...
- My voice gains strength as I lean in and whisper threatening words in his unhearing ear.
- Call me a pedantic, stubborn, value for money freak, but don't call me unhearing.
- The youth swore he would take care of his friend, but the Tall Soldier continued to plead with him unhearing.