Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - scar

~1 n 1 a permanent mark that is left after you have had a cut or wound 2 a permanent emotional or mental effect caused by an unpleasant experience  (leave scars)  (The trauma of her mother's death had left deep scars.) 3 an ugly permanent mark on something  (The old mines are a scar on the rural landscape.) 4 BrE a cliff on the side of a mountain ~2 v 1 be scarred to have a permanent mark on your skin because of a cut or wound  (His hands were badly scarred by the fire.) 2 if an unpleasant experience scars you, it has a permanent effect on your character or feelings  (be scarred for life (=never completely recover from an unpleasant experience))  (She's likely to be scarred for life by the attack.) 3 also scar over if a wound scars, it becomes healthy but leaves a permanent mark on your skin