hardened

• Describe a alguien o algo que se ha vuelto duro, fuerte o menos sensible debido a la experiencia o a la exposición a condiciones adversas. También se refiere a materiales que se han endurecido o a personas que se han vuelto insensibles o cínicas.

Describes someone or something that has become tough, strong, or less sensitive through experience or exposure.

1. Made hard or solidB1formal

   Having become hard or firm, often through a process like drying, cooling, or chemical change.

   endurecido (hecho duro o sólido)

   • The concrete hardened overnight.
   • The hardened clay was used to make pottery.
   • The glue had hardened into a solid mass.

   Sinónimosbakedcrustedcureddriedfrozenrigidsetsolidifiedstiff

   Antónimosflexiblemalleablepliablesoftsoftened

2. Experienced and toughB2formal

   Having become tough, experienced, or less sensitive, especially through difficult experiences.

   endurecido, curtido

   • He is a hardened veteran of many wars.
   • She became hardened to the criticism over time.
   • The hardened detective had seen it all before.

   Sinónimoscase-hardenedexperiencedinuredseasonedtoughened

   Antónimosinnocentnaivesensitivesofttenderweak

3. Unrepentant or confirmedB2formal

   Firmly established in a particular, often negative, habit or state.

   Endurecido, empedernido

   • He is a hardened criminal with a long record.
   • She is a hardened cynic who trusts no one.
   • The hardened smoker found it impossible to quit.

   Sinónimoschronicconfirmedhabitualimpenitentincorrigibleinveterateunrepentant

   Antónimoscontritepenitentrepentantsofthearted

• Verbo que designa el proceso de volverse o hacer algo más duro, firme o resistente, así como la disminución de la compasión o el aumento de la severidad.

A verb used to indicate the process of becoming or making something hard, solid, or resistant, or of becoming less sympathetic or more severe.

1. Become solid or firmB1formal

   To become physically hard or solid, or to make something become hard.

   Endurecerse, solidificarse

   • The cement will harden within a few hours.
   • Allow the glue to harden before moving the pieces.
   • The lava hardened into rock as it cooled.

   Sinónimoscakeclotcongealfreezesetsolidifystiffenthicken

   Antónimosdissolveliquefymeltsoften

2. Become tough or unfeelingB2formal

   To become more severe, strict, or less sympathetic.

   endurecerse (volverse insensible)

   • Years of disappointment hardened his heart.
   • The government hardened its stance on immigration.
   • She hardened herself against the criticism.

   Sinónimoscallousdesensitizeindurateinuretoughen

   Antónimosmellowrelentsoften

3. Strengthen or reinforceB2formal

   To make something stronger or more resistant.

   endurecer, reforzar

   • The company hardened its security protocols after the breach.
   • Regular exercise hardens the muscles.
   • They hardened the steel to make it more durable.

   Sinónimosannealfortifyreinforcesolidifysteelstiffenstrengthentempertoughen

   Antónimosdebilitatesoftenundermineweaken