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deafening

n.
  1. The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are filled in this process; pugging; sound insulation.

a.
  1. extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco with rock music played at a deafening volume.