inured

American  

[in-yoord, ih-noord] / ɪnˈyʊərd, ɪˈnʊərd /

Also enured

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• inuredness noun
• uninured adjective

Etymology

Origin of inured

inure ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

U.S. stock markets are becoming inured to tariff shocks.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

First, investors may have grown inured to Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

And investment banks, long inured to cultural change, are rapidly turning into Exhibit A on how the new technology could not only supplement but supplant entire ranks of workers.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

The narrative is at once evocative and fantastical — a nation inured to decades of conflict and bloodshed experiences a pain so deep it becomes a power all its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023

They still whispered Minya’s words to her, but she had inured herself to them.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Related Words

• accustomed
• chronic
• deep-rooted
• deep-seated
• dyed-in-the-wool
• entrenched
• fixed
• habituated
• ingrained
• inveterate