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A mark, typically from physical trauma or damage
“A minor incision from the operation would eventually heal and leave only a barely noticeable scar.”
Mental or emotional trauma caused by an unpleasant experience
“We interpret the remark in the wrong way, become offended and hurt, and an emotional scar begins to form.”
The face or brink of a rock or mountain
“The shale has locally slipped away from the fault face, leaving a curiously isolated sandstone scar.”
Loss or want of reputation
A mark or line like a seam, such as a wrinkle or scar
Cicatrix, scar, or scarring resulting from injury or surgery
To mark, especially with a scar, scratch or blemish
“The idea of allowing someone to scar his skin with ink and needles frightens him.”
To cause damage to through scarring
“Though powdery mildew rarely will kill a plant, it will scar the surface of leaves and lead to short-lived blossoms.”
To be mentally or emotionally traumatized, especially permanently
“Finding out that Khloe's photos were actually photoshopped is going to scar me forever.”
To make a hollow or indentation in the surface of
To make an impression into, especially a surface
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