scar

CEFRB2

/skɑɹ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A permanent mark left on skin after a wound heals.

  2. 02

    verb

    To leave a lasting physical or emotional mark.

Examples

  • The tragedy left a scar on my mind.

  • Will I have a scar?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.

  2. Any permanent mark resulting from damage.

  3. A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

More examples

In context

  • Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life.

  • Her age-old weapons, flood and fire, left scars on the canyon which time will never efface.

  • Thus, it is wise to avoid cultivating an emotional scar, as it can play havoc with your happiness and success.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English scar, scarre, a conflation of Old French escare (“scab”) (from Late Latin eschara, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, “scab left from a burn”), and thus a doublet of eschar) and Middle English skar (“incision, cut, fissure”) (from Old Norse skarð (“notch, chink, gap”), from Proto-Germanic *skardaz (“gap, cut, fragment”)). Akin to Old Norse skor (“notch, score”), Old English sċeard (“gap, cut, notch”). More at shard. Displaced native Old English dolg, dolgswæþ, and wundswaþu (“scar”). Not related to scarify.