hardened hardened /ˈhɑː.dənd/ aep /ˈhɑːr-/ adjective
1 F0 [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/reporters2 F0 [before noun] no longer likely to change a bad way of life or feel sorry about it: » a hardened criminalbe/become hardened to sth3 F0 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+: ↑Adapting and attuning to something , ↑Adapting and modifying , ↑Changing |