Synonyms

inured

American

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

Also enured

adjective

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

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

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

From Barron's

Thursday’s benign reading of 16 points, a level that indicates broad market neutrality, seems par for the course in a market that’s growing inured to political risks.

From Barron's

An Olympic rowing career had left Porter Collins a bit inured to the pain of others, as he assumed they usually didn’t know what pain was.

From Literature

You may consider yourself inured to product placement.

From Los Angeles Times

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