scar
/skɑr/
noun
- A mark left on the skin after a wound or injury has healed.
- Some scars fade over time, but others remain visible.
- She has a small scar above her eyebrow from a fall.
- The scar on his knee is from a bike accident when he was a child.
- A lasting emotional or psychological effect from a painful experience.
- He still carries the scar of that rejection.
- The trauma left a deep emotional scar that took years to heal.
- The war left scars on the entire generation.
- A mark on a surface, such as on furniture, a plant, or a landscape, caused by damage.
- The mining operation left a scar on the hillside.
- The table has a scar where the hot pan was placed.
- The tree trunk has a scar from the lightning strike.
verb
- To mark the skin with a scar.
- The surgery will scar, but the incision will be small.
- Be careful not to scar your skin by picking at the scab.
- The deep cut could scar his arm permanently.
- To cause lasting emotional or psychological damage.
- The bullying scarred her confidence for years.
- Witnessing the accident scarred the young boy emotionally.
- That frightening experience scarred him deeply.
- To damage the appearance of a surface or landscape.
- The fire scarred the forest for decades.
- The construction scarred the beautiful valley.
- Vandals scarred the walls with graffiti.
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