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unhealed

British

/ ʌnˈhiːld /

adjective

not having healed physically, mentally, or emotionally

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unhealed

The youngster suffered "significant blood loss" in a procedure which ultimately left his right hip wrongly aligned and his left hip unstable and unhealed.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025

For me, this show has brought out a lot of things that are unhealed still or that I’m still grieving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023

“We can say that for many years this has been an unhealed wound in Polish-Ukrainian relations,” said Rafal Bochenek, the spokesperson for Poland’s ruling right-wing party.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 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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