case-hardened

Describes a person who has become very experienced and tough, often emotionally hardened, through repeated exposure to difficult or unpleasant situations.

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1. Emotionally hardened C1 formal

   Made emotionally insensitive or unfeeling through repeated exposure to difficult or unpleasant situations.

   • Years of working in the emergency room had left her case-hardened to suffering.
   • He became case-hardened after witnessing so much injustice.
   • The detective was case-hardened by decades of dealing with crime.

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   Synonymes: callouscynicalhard-boiledhardenedinsensitivethick-skinnedtoughenedunfeelingunsympathetic

   Antonymes: feelingimpressionableresponsivesensitivesoftsusceptibletendervulnerable

• more case-hardened comparative form
• most case-hardened superlative form