The meaning of SCARRED is having or marked by a scar or many scars. How to use scarred in a sentence.
Something that's scarred is beat up, showing marks of wear or injury. The scarred wooden floors in the old school show that generations of kids have walked on them. The adjective scarred describes something that's been hurt and shows some physical evidence of it.
SCARRED definition: 1. (of skin) having a scar (= a mark left after an injury has healed), or several scars, on it: 2…. Learn more.
to leave or form a scar on (someone or something): [~ + object] The shelling scarred the countryside. [no object] Will this operation scar? scar2 /skɑr/ n. [countable]
scarred, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Scarred refers to showing marks or indents on a surface due to damage or injury. It can also refer to lasting emotional or psychological damage caused by a traumatic experience.
A scar is a mark left by an injury to the skin, so the adjective scarred means having these marks. Scarred can also be used figuratively; the phrase scarred for life often refers to long-term psychological trauma.
The word 'scarred' originates from the Old English word 'sceard' which means 'a cut or incision'. Over time, the meaning of the word has evolved to include both physical and emotional marks or injuries.
- To mark with a scar. 2. To leave lasting signs of damage on: a wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.