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scarred

scarred

5 3.9
Marked by old visible cuts or damage
  • adjective
  • /skɑrd/
translation icon : marcado
  • Although the 12-year-old boy survived, his scarred face was a permanent reminder of this brush with death.
  • scarred face
  • scarred man
  • scarred knee

And now here we are and I'm an acne scarred Angel and I want to die.

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Examples

  • It's a badly scarred record, one she listened to as a child.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He is horribly scarred, and his eye is useless.

  • "I remember that and I feel like... the ground itself seems a little scarred.

    Academic text (2016)
  • His horse was tough and scarred from many battles.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The keeper was a big, ruddy-complexioned fellow with a scarred face and a ready smile.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Hiroshima today is a bustling, beautiful city, scarred but healed.

  • Lowering her eyes, she saw that his big scarred hands had twisted the fabric of his cap into ugly folds.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Rain was splashing onto the windowsill and the scarred and blackened parquet floor beneath it.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The pictures weren't very pleasant to look at: emaciated creatures with agonized expressions, bruised, battered, and scarred.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The soldier's scarred face told the story of his bravery in battle.scarred

Synonyms

damaged
vsscarred
1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

focuses more on visible marks and blemishes than general harm or loss
scuffed
vsscarred
1 3.2

Having small scratches and light surface damage, like on shoes or bags

involves deeper or lasting marks from injuries or rough treatment
disfigured
vsscarred
1 4.4

Having a damaged appearance that makes a face or thing look ruined

is milder, meaning visibly marked but not necessarily ruined or deformed
blemished
vsscarred
1 4.1

Having marks or small faults that make something less good

is about marks caused by physical harm or rough treatment rather than minor spots
seamed
vsscarred
1 6.5

Marked by lines or scars on the skin

includes those seam-like marks but also other scar-like blemishes
marred
vsscarred
5.5

Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse

is about visible marks from injuries or rough use rather than general spoilage
pocked
vsscarred
7.5

Having many small pits or scars, often on the skin

refers to visible marks from injuries or rough use, not only pits
pockmarked
vsscarred
7.4

Covered with many small holes or scars

describes visible marks from injury or rough use beyond just pits
battered
vsscarred
3.7

An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use

refers to specific visible marks left by injuries or rough handling

Antonyms

43 4.3

Having no mark or label to show who it belongs to

1.0

Not sick or hurt anymore and back to normal

Compounds

Damaged by war or long hardship, often with visible marks

A person with scars from past battles or hard times who still shows courage

Land that shows damage from war or fighting

How Damaged

mutilated
  • NSFW
7.4
disfigured
1 4.4
scarred
5 3.9
marked
2.7
scratch
203 1.6
unmarked
43 4.3

Surface Forms

scarred positive

Morphology

scarred = scar (transparent) = scar + red

The adjective 'scarred' is transparently derived from the noun 'scar' with the addition of the suffix '-red' indicating a state of having scars.

Etymology

Scarred comes from the old word skar and the root scar, which mean 'cut', so a scar is the mark left when the skin is cut and heals and scarred describes something marked or damaged by those cuts.