My grandfather served in World War II. A bomb exploded close to a field where his outfit was camping at the time and since then he's been suffering from partial ...... .

The police officers were ...... by the terrible noise of the drill.

All our efforts have met with a ...... silence.

The neighbour must have been hitting her son harshly last night as his cries were ...... indeed.

Many old people suffer from profound ...... in old age.