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unhealed

British  
/ ʌnˈhiːld /

adjective

  1. not having healed physically, mentally, or emotionally

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He is Eddie Triplett, a long-lost stepfather whose divorce from Daphne’s mother, Abigail, remains an unhealed wound.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

"A missing patch of hair isn't a threat to an animal, but an unhealed wound is."

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

Perry's blamed an "unhinged and unhealed" internet - but is toxic social media the only reason?

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Lay the salmon next to these foods: it's pink like an unhealed scar, frail and looks in need of a hug.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

He had worried for her, that she might become hunched and lame, as people did when their wounds went unhealed.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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