scarred

[ skahrd ]

/ skɑrd /

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adjective

having a scar left by a healed wound, sore, or burn: He is tall and well-built, with a badly scarred face where he was bitten by a shark.

experiencing the psychological aftereffects of suffering or trauma: The main character endures childhood abuse and grows up to be a deeply scarred individual who thinks the whole world is against him.

(of a wound, burn, etc.) having formed a scar in healing: As healing progresses, the patient must be weaned away from needing a gauze wrap on the closed, scarred wound.

blemished or marred as a result of damage or use: Empty corrugated-iron buildings lie amidst a scarred landscape full of rubble.They furnished their first apartment with a used desk, a badly scarred table, and two old chairs with rickety legs.

Botany. bearing a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen off: As the dieffenbachia ages, some of the lower leaves dry up and fall off, leaving a scarred stem that gradually lengthens.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of scar¹.

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Origin of scarred

scar¹ + -ed² for the adjective senses; scar¹ + -ed¹ for the verb sense

OTHER WORDS FROM scarred

un·scarred, adjective

Words nearby scarred

scarlet tanager, scarlet woman, scarp, scarper, scarph, scarred, Scarron, scarry, Scarsdale, scart, scar tissue

How to use scarred in a sentence

Their bodies bear the scars from cuts and other on-the-job injuries.
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories|by Melissa Sanchez|November 19, 2020|ProPublica
So, it’s kind of like as you get older, I have scars on my body.
How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) (Ep. 438)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 5, 2020|Freakonomics
A decade from now their kids will be grown and they will still be bearing the scars of the Covid pandemic.
The economy could lose a generation of working mothers|Bryce Covert|October 30, 2020|Vox
Today, investors are less concerned about sudden exchange-rate shifts than in recent years, when the scars of the mini-devaluation lingered.
Buying Spree Boosts China’s Currency on the World Stage|Daniel Malloy|October 8, 2020|Ozy

The state has since increased income taxes and sales taxes and other sources of revenue, but the wound of 1978 has formed scar tissue in the brains of anyone who thinks about California public policy.
San Diego Democrats Struggle With Proposition 15|Scott Lewis|October 5, 2020|Voice of San Diego
I did 10 years without being scarred; I fought infrequently, only when I had no other option, and mostly in the beginning.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she declined, she claimed she was fired from the Vegas Hilton, and that the whole experience scarred her for life.
Two New Bill Cosby Accusers Come Forward: ‘We Challenge Mr. Cosby to End This Nightmare’|Marlow Stern|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
My children and I are safe now, but we will always by scarred by those twelve years of abuse and fear of deportation.
Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Abuse Need Stronger Protections|Adriana Cazorla|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Orioles scarred Palmer by insinuating that his problems were in his head.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The battle-scarred daytime TV vet agrees that Vieira could survive and even thrive, but offers a cautionary note.
Can Meredith Vieira Break the Daytime Curse?|Lloyd Grove|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mountain ranges were bathed in sunshine and the scarred and seamy face of stern old Errigal seemed almost to smile.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Bascomb could scramble and make headway up the scarred bank, but there was no chance for the motor-cycle to follow.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
That instant its tawny face scarred with black emerged from behind green leaves.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
Richard kissed father and mother, wrung Herbert's great scarred paw, and vanished in a tent at the northern end of the close.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Had the stone struck a little higher, it would probably have put out her eye; as it was, her face was badly scarred.
Charles Duran|The Author of The Waldos