scarred

Thân thiện

The fire left her arm badly scarred.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bearing a scar or scars: Marked by a visible, permanent mark on the skin or a surface, resulting from an injury, wound, or damage.
   • Deeply affected or marked: Emotionally or psychologically damaged or changed by a painful or traumatic experience.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Physical):
  • The old, scarred table had witnessed decades of family meals.
  • His scarred hands told the story of a lifetime of manual labor.
• Adjective (Emotional/Psychological):
  • She was scarred by the loss of her parents at a young age.
  • The survivors were left scarred by the traumatic event.

Advanced Usage

• "to be scarred for life": To be permanently affected, either physically or psychologically, by an experience.
  • Witnessing the accident left him emotionally scarred for life.
• "scarred by": Used to indicate the cause of the physical or emotional marks.
  • A landscape scarred by deforestation.
  • A generation scarred by war.

Variants and Related Words

• Scar (noun): A mark left on the skin or a surface after a wound, injury, or damage has healed.
  • The surgery left a small scar.
• Scar (verb): To mark or become marked with a scar; to cause lasting emotional pain or damage.
  • The cut scarred his cheek.
  • The betrayal scarred their relationship.

Synonyms

• Marked: Having a visible mark or impression.
• Marred: Spoiled or damaged the appearance of.
• Disfigured: Spoiled the appearance of.
• Traumatized: Subjected to lasting shock as a result of an emotionally disturbing experience.

Related Phrases

• Bear the scars of: To show lasting signs of a past difficulty or trauma.
  • The city still bears the scars of the conflict.
• A scarred conscience: A feeling of guilt that persists.
  • He acted with a scarred conscience after his mistake.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. blemished by injury or rough wear
   • the scarred piano bench
   • walls marred by graffiti
2. deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
   • Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?
   • a face scarred by anxiety
   • the fire left her arm badly scarred

Từ đồng nghĩa

• marred