hardened
- adjective
- /ˈhɑrdənd/
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endurecido
- After years of working in the industry, he had developed a hardened attitude towards criticism.
It's almost like masculine is more hardened, femininity is more soft.
- It's almost like masculine is more hardened, femininity is more soft.
- We're pretty hardened to those storms by now.
- No one leaves unscathed, not even the hardened professionals.
- Oh, yeah, I like an old hardened woman.
- So I got more calloused, more kind of hardened.
- Please understand the difference between a hardened heart and a heart that was never given to you.
- I loved her, but I I didn't know how to communicate my my heart was hardened.
- Being wizened, learning from what happened, isn't the same as being hardened.
- So you become this hardened, cold, cold hearted steel world soldier.
- So I, I, I don't know, it's you just have to really be more battle hardened.
- And they're even worse in my opinion, because they they should know better, but their hearts have become hardened.
- His reserves now were more and more often fresh recruits and he no longer had his crack battle hardened troops.
Examples
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Because I don't know, you know, would I just grieve deeply every time, or would I learn to become hardened enough not to grieve?
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No one leaves unscathed, not even the hardened professionals.
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Please understand the difference between a hardened heart and a heart that was never given to you.
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We're pretty hardened to those storms by now.
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HE SEEMS HARDENED.
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The constant challenges of his job had left him feeling emotionally hardened and less affected by setbacks.
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Many veterans become hardened after experiencing the harsh realities of war.
Synonyms
403
3.8
Emotionally strong and not easily moved by feelings
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8.2
Tough and not easily upset because of difficult past experiences
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4.2
Can accept criticism without feeling hurt
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8.2
You do not react strongly to something unpleasant because you are used to it
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6.5
A person who is tough and does not show feelings or pity
Being emotionally hard and not showing feelings because of bad experiences
Less sensitive to other people's pain after repeated exposure
Not easily upset by what others say or feel
Does not get upset by criticism or rude remarks
Treated to make it stronger and harder to break
Antonyms
Compounds
A person in charge who is tough and experienced from many difficult times
- Specialized
Steel with a very hard surface and a softer inside to resist wear
- Specialized
A type of steel cooled quickly in oil so it becomes very hard and does not wear away easily
How Insensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardened for a person comes from the same root hard ('firm, strong') and the ending -en ('to make'), so a 'hardened' person is someone who has become less soft inside. A helpful way to remember this is to think of feelings turning a little like stone, which explains the 'emotionally insensitive' meaning.