hardened
11hardened — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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.… …
12hardened — [ˈhɑːd(ə)nd] adj someone who is hardened has had a lot of unpleasant experiences and is no longer upset by unpleasant things hardened criminals/convicts[/ex] The children became hardened to the violence.[/ex] …
13-hardened — a suffixal use of hardened, describing a person, group, etc., toughened by the experience of a specified activity, as in battle hardened, match hardened …
14hardened — hard|ened [ˈha:dnd US ˈha:r ] adj 1.) hardened criminal/police officer etc a criminal, police officer etc who has had a lot of experience of things that are shocking and is therefore less affected by them 2.) become hardened (to sth) to become… …
15hardened — i. Any structures protected against blast, shock, overpressure, radiation, and, in some cases, nuclear explosion. They may also be protected against biological and chemical warfare. Aircraft pens with a concrete embankment and a top covering are… …
16hardened — adjective 1》 having become or been made hard or harder. 2》 experienced, tough, and cynical: hardened police officers. ↘fixed in a bad habit or way of life: hardened criminals …
17hardened — adjective 1) he was hardened to the violence he had seen Syn: inured, desensitized, deadened; accustomed, habituated, acclimatized, used 2) a hardened criminal Syn: inveterate, seasoned, habitual, chronic …
18hardened — un·hardened; hardened; …
19hardened — UK [ˈhɑː(r)d(ə)nd] / US [ˈhɑrd(ə)nd] adjective someone who is hardened has had a lot of difficult or unpleasant experiences and is no longer much affected by such things hardened criminals/convicts …
20hardened — See case hardened chrome hardened …
