inured

[ in-yoord, ih-noord ]
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adjective
  1. hardened by frequent exposure, especially to something bad; accustomed: I realize that many teens have seen online porn and may be somewhat inured to scenes that seemed shocking to me.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of inure.

Origin of inured

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  • Also en·ured [en-yoord, -oord] /ɛnˈyʊərd, -ˈʊərd/ .

Other words from inured

  • in·ured·ness [in-yoor-id-nis, ih-noor-, in-yoord-, ih-noord-], /ɪnˈyʊər ɪd nɪs, ɪˈnʊər-, ɪnˈyʊərd-, ɪˈnʊərd-/, noun
  • un·in·ured, adjective

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