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.
(..) - Well... judgin' from his tracks, he's about six and a halffeet tall. He eats raw squirrels and all the cats he can catch. There's a long, jagged scar that runs all the way across his face. His teeth are yellow and rotten, his eyes are popped... and he drools most ofthe time. I don't believe you. (..)1962 To Kill a Mockingbird