• (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute.
(from the article `speech disorder`) Profound or total deafness going back to early childhood without special training inevitably leads to deaf-mutism, the absence of oral language ... [3 related articles]
Deaf'-mut`ism noun The condition of being a deaf-mute. 
[n] - congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
deaf-muteness noun congenital deafness that results in inability to speak