noun
scar
skah
noun
1
A mark left on the skin after a wound has healed.
"He still has a scar on his knee from the accident."
"The surgery left a thin scar along her arm."
2
A lasting emotional effect from a difficult or traumatic experience.
"The divorce left emotional scars that took years to heal."
verb
1
To leave a permanent mark, physically or emotionally.
"The fire scarred the old barn wall."
"Losing his job so young scarred his confidence."
How to Use Scar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA lasting mark from an injury — on the body or on the mind.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
leave a scar
emotional scars
facial scar
Word Forms
scarred past tense, scars plural, scars plural, scars plural, scars singular
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Etymology
From Old French escare, "scab," blending with a separate Middle English word for a cut or notch — ultimately from Greek eskhara, "scab left by a burn."