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adjective
- 1. having become or been made hard or harder: "hardened steel"
- 2. very experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects: "hardened police officers" Similar Opposite
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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.
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.
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.
hardened. ( ˈhɑːdənd) adj. 1. rigidly set, as in a mode of behaviour. 2. toughened, as by custom; seasoned.
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
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.
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.
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. [...]
When an attitude or opinion hardens or is hardened, it becomes harsher, stronger, or fixed. Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners. [ VERB noun ]
How to use . hardened in a sentence Many of them are convicted drug dealers and other hardened criminals. An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike | IranWire | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
