Associations to the word «Toughening»

Wiktionary

TOUGHEN, verb. (transitive) To make tough.
TOUGHEN, verb. (intransitive) To become tough.
TOUGHEN UP, verb. (idiomatic) (ambitransitive) To make or become mentally tougher.

Dictionary definition

TOUGHEN, verb. Make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche