scar

Definition

  • noun: a mark that is left on your skin after a wound heals
  • noun: an isolated or protruding rock
  • noun: a mark left (as in the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  • verb: to mark (something) with a scar
  • verb: to mark with a scar
  • synonyms: cicatrix, blemish, disfigurement

Examples

  • Divorce can 'scar' a child for life. = Divorce can leave a child 'scarred for life'.

  • The divorce left her with deep emotional 'scars'.

  • His arm was badly 'scarred' after the accident.

Movie quotes

  • (..) a white soapy discharge crept into the river. May I see your hand, please? What is this? This is a chemical burn. It will hurt more than any burn and it will leave a scar. Meditation worked for cancer, it could work now. - Don't shut the pain out. - Oh, God! (..)
    1999 Fight Club