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inured
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accustomed to something undesirable or unpleasant through prolonged exposure
Example
Frontline health workers inevitably become inured to suffering as constant exposure to illness and death numbs its emotional impact.
The miners are so inured to hazardous working conditions after decades on the job that danger no longer concerns them.
Diehard fans of losing teams unfortunately become inured to disappointment through years of underachievement.
