Definition of "hardened" in Englisch

verb

1. simple past and past participle of harden

   • hardened steel

adjective

1. Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.

   • hardened police officers

2. Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.

   • The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

3. Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.

   • hardened criminals

4. (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.

   • a hardened air base
   • a hardened server