hardenedadjective
uk/ˈhɑː.dənd/us/ˈhɑːr.dənd/[ before noun ] used to describe someone who has had a lot of bad experiences and as a result no longer gets upset or shocked:
hardened detectives/reporters
[ before noun ] no longer likely to change a bad way of life or feel sorry about it:
a hardened criminal
be/become hardened to sth
to develop a way of dealing with a sad situation so that it no longer upsets you:
You see all sorts of terrible things when you're a nurse so you become hardened to it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Adapting and attuning to something
- accustom yourself to sth
- accustomed
- adapt
- adaptable
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- bearing
- get into the swing of it/things idiom
- get into your stride idiom
- habituated
- hang
- inure sb to sth
- plug
- second nature
- settle
- settle down
- settle in
- settle sb in
- settled
- stride
- swing
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