inured

Also en·ured

[in-yoord, ih-noord]

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.

Other Word Forms

• inuredness noun
• uninured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inured¹

inure ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

You may consider yourself inured to product placement.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time Donald Trump descended the infamous golden escalator in 2015 and won office with the help of foreign actors such as Russian intelligence, this country had become inured to political scandal and lawlessness.

From Salon

Sadly, all too many of us became inured to the idea that prisoners could be sent to that infamous offshore prison of injustice at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, perhaps never to be released.

From Salon

"It's not their children who are being pushed down the social housing waiting lists because of migrants coming into this country. They are inured to the consequences of both legal and illegal migration," he said.

From BBC

In an age of the lone gunman, amid deepening rancor in a society inured to gun violence and militant political rhetoric, the shooting was another potent sign of what counterterrorism agencies are facing.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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