scar

¹

[skahr]

noun

1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.

2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.

3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.

4. Botany.,  a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.

verb (used with object)

scarred, scarring 

1. to mark with a scar.

verb (used without object)

scarred, scarring 

1. to form a scar in healing.

scar

²

[skahr]

noun

British.

1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.

2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

scar

¹

/ skɑː /

noun

1. any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound

2. a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress

   his wife's death left its scars on him

3. the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem

4. a mark of damage; blemish

verb

1. to mark or become marked with a scar

2. (intr) to heal leaving a scar

scar

²

/ skɑː /

noun

1. an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock

2. a similar formation in a river or sea

Other Word Forms

• scarless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scar¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; shortening of eschar

Origin of scar²

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English scarre, skerre, from Old Norse sker skerry

Word History and Origins

Origin of scar¹

C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab

Origin of scar²

C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, _skerry

Example Sentences

“We agreed — no scars. No sutures. No vulgarity.”

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No amount of cash is going to erase the scars from that, she says.

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On a scarred football pitch, Zaher drags himself across the dirt on his knees, determined to play the game he loves most.

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“The hedges are still there, but the hedges are burned. The eucalyptus tree is there, but it’s all scarred. But then down below you can still see the ocean and the surf coming in.”

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Satellite images showed "burn scars" where specific buildings had been targeted with "horrific" results, according to Ms Howarth.

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Related Words

• blister 
• crater 
• defect 
• discoloration 
• disfigurement 
• flaw 
• scab 
• wound