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   hardened

   /ˈhɑːdnd/

   adjective

   • 1. having become or been made hard or harder: "hardened steel"
   • ▪ strengthened or made secure against attack, especially by nuclear weapons: "the silos are hardened against air attack" Similar strengthenedfortifiedreinforcedtoughenedthickenedfortress-likeliterary:girdedrare:embastionedOpposite unfortified
   • 2. very experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects: "hardened police officers" Similar inureddesensitizeddeadenedaccustomedhabituatedacclimatizedusedcoarsenedrare:indurateOpposite unaccustomed
   • ▪ utterly fixed in a habit or way of life seen as bad: "hardened criminals" Similar inveterateseasonedhabitualchroniccompulsiveconfirmedaccustomeddyed-in-the-woolthrough and throughincorrigibleincurableirredeemableimpenitentunreformableunregeneratereprobateobdurateshamelessOpposite infrequent

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARDENED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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 something.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARDENED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as hardened, you mean that they have had so much experience of something bad or unpleasant that they are no longer affected by it in the way that other people would be. ...hardened criminals. ...hardened politicians. More Synonyms of hardened. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   adjective. made or become hard or harder. pitiless; unfeeling. firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate: a hardened criminal. inured; toughened: a hardened trooper. rigid; unyielding: a hardened attitude. (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARDEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to become or make hard: The mixture hardens as it cools. It is thought that high cholesterol levels in the blood can harden the arteries (= make them thicker and stiffer, causing disease). SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hard and firm. (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom. adamantine. cast iron. congealed. crisply. dilatancy. dilatant

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   1. : to make hard or harder. 2. : to confirm in disposition, feelings, or action. especially : to make callous. hardened his heart. 3. a. : inure, toughen. harden troops. b. : to inure to unfavorable environmental conditions (such as cold) often used with off. harden off seedlings before transplanting. 4.

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   to strengthen or confirm, especially with reference to character, intentions, feelings, etc.; reinforce. Synonyms: nerve, brace, steel, fortify. Antonyms: weaken. to make hardy, robust, or capable of endurance; toughen. Military. to reinforce the structure of (a military or strategic installation) to protect it from nuclear bombardment.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › hardenedHardened - definition of hardened by The Free Dictionary

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   hardened. ( ˈhɑːdənd) adj. 1. rigidly set, as in a mode of behaviour. 2. toughened, as by custom; seasoned.