scar
scar Lexical Profile
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• noun
A permanent mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed.
"The surgery was successful, leaving only a faint scar along his knee."
A lasting unpleasant mental or emotional effect resulting from a distressing or traumatic experience.
"Years of financial instability left deep psychological scars on the entire community."
British A steep, precipitous cliff or bare rock outcrop on a mountainside, especially in the limestone uplands of northern England.
"Hikers paused along the valley trail to admire the pale limestone scar rising above the dales."
• verb
To mark with a permanent scar or blemish, or to form a scar during healing.
"Decades of open-pit mining had severely scarred the surrounding hillside."
To cause lasting emotional or psychological distress to someone.
"The sudden loss of his childhood home scarred him for many years."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English: from Old French escare, via Late Latin from Greek eskhara, originally denoting a hearth or fireplace, and later a scab left by a burn.