Scar vs Impression - What's the difference?
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To mark the skin permanently.
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To form a scar.
(figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
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A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
An outward appearance.
(advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad. is shown once.
(painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
Scar is a related term of impression.
As nouns the difference between scar and impression
is that scar is a permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound or scar can be a cliff or scar can be a marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish while impression is the indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.As a verb scar
is to mark the skin permanently.scar
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(wikipedia scar)Etymology 1
Conflation of (etyl) . More at shard.Synonyms
* cicatriceVerb
(scarr)- Yet I'll not shed her blood; / Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow.
- Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life.