inured
[ in-yoord, ih-noord ]
/ ɪnˈyʊərd, ɪˈnʊərd /
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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.
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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-/, nounun·in·ured, adjectiveWords nearby inured
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