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- [skahr]
- /skɑr/
- /skɑːr/
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- [skahr]
- /skɑr/
Definitions of scarred word
- noun scarred a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn. 1
- noun scarred a lasting aftereffect of trouble, especially a lasting psychological injury resulting from suffering or trauma. 1
- noun scarred any blemish remaining as a trace of or resulting from injury or use. 1
- noun scarred Botany. a mark indicating a former point of attachment, as where a leaf has fallen from a stem. 1
- verb with object scarred to mark with a scar. 1
- verb without object scarred to form a scar in healing. 1
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Origin of scarred
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; aphetic variant of eschar
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Parts of speech for Scarred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scarred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
scarred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scarred
adj scarred
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.
- hunchbacked — humpbacked.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
verb scarred
- chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
- disfeatured — Simple past tense and past participle of disfeature.
adjective scarred
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- elliptic — Of, relating to, or having the form of an ellipse.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
- zigzagged — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
Top questions with scarred
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