scarnoun [ C ]
uk/skɑːr/us/skɑːr/B2 a mark left on part of the body after an injury, such as a cut, has healed:
a prominent/a noticeable/an ugly scar
That burn will leave a bad scar.
scar tissue
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scab noun
C1 a sign of damage to a person's mental state:
His early years in the refugee camp left a deep psychological scar.
a sign of physical destruction in a place:
Every village bears the scars of war .
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- He had a long scar across his cheek.
- Her scar healed, but the redness remained for a long time.
- His face is covered with scar tissue where he was badly burned.
- "Just look at this scar!" said Aaron proudly, rolling up his trouser leg.
- They did a very neat job stitching up your knee - there's hardly a scar there.
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- lupus
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Mental & psychiatric disorders
Destroying and demolishing
scarverb [ T often passive ]
uk/skɑːr/us/skɑːr/-rr-C2 to leave a scar:
He was scarred as a result of the fire.
figurative His experiences in the army left him scarred for life (= had a serious mental effect on him for the rest of his life).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- heat rash
- hive
- jaundice
- lupus
- pitted
- prickle
- pustule
- rash
- scabby
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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