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scar

[ skahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.

, scarred, scar·ring.

, scarred, scar·ring.

scar

[ skahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, British.

scar

/ skɑː /

any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress
his wife's death left its scars on him
the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
a mark of damage; blemish

scar

/ skɑː /

an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
a similar formation in a river or sea

Origin of scar¹

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

Origin of scar²

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

Origin of scar¹

C14: via Late Latin from Greek eskhara scab

Origin of scar²

C14: from Old Norse sker low reef, skerry

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