Scar (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
  2. a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma.
  3. any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use.
  4. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem.
verb (used with object), scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to mark with a scar.
verb (used without object), scarred, scar·ring.
  1. to form a scar in healing.
noun British.
  1. a precipitous, rocky place; cliff.
  2. a low or submerged rock in the sea.
noun
  1. any mark left on the skin or other tissue following the healing of a wound
  2. a permanent change in a person's character resulting from emotional distress
  3. the mark on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp the attachment of a leaf to a stem
  4. a mark of damage; blemish
verb scars, scarring or scarred
  1. to mark or become marked with a scar
  2. to heal leaving a scar
noun
  1. an irregular enlongated trench-like feature on a land surface that often exposes bedrock
  2. a similar formation in a river or sea
Scar (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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