scar

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[ skahr ]
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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.

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

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

verb (used with object),scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to mark with a scar.

verb (used without object),scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to form a scar in healing.

Origin of scar

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

Other words from scar

  • scar·less, adjective

Other definitions for scar (2 of 2)

scar2
[ skahr ]

nounBritish.
  1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.

  2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.

Origin of scar

2
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English scarre, skerre, from Old Norse sker skerry

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British Dictionary definitions for scar (1 of 2)

scar1

/ (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

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

  2. a mark of damage; blemish

verbscars, scarring or scarred
  1. to mark or become marked with a scar

  2. (intr) to heal leaving a scar

Origin of scar

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C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab

British Dictionary definitions for scar (2 of 2)

scar2

/ (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

Origin of scar

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C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, skerry
  • Also called (Scot): scaur

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