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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.
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.
hardened. (hɑːʳdənd ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] 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.
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.
HARDEN definition: 1. to become or make hard: 2. to become more severe, determined, or unpleasant: 3. to become or…. Learn more.
Harden definition: to make hard or harder. See examples of HARDEN used in a sentence.
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 ]
verb. /ˈhɑːdn/ /ˈhɑːrdn/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become solid or stiff. The varnish takes a few hours to harden. harden something a method for hardening and preserving wood. Extra Examples. Want to learn more?
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use hardened in a sentence Many of them are convicted drug dealers and other hardened criminals.
Definitions of hardened. adjective. converted to solid form (as concrete) synonyms: set. hard. resisting weight or pressure. adjective. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment. synonyms: tempered, toughened, treated.
