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Scratched vs Scarred - What's the difference?

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Scratched is a related term of scarred.


As verbs the difference between scratched and scarred

is that scratched is (scratch) while scarred is (scar).

As an adjective scratched

is produced by scratching.

scratched

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Produced by scratching.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (scratch)

    • scarred

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scar)

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    scar

    English

    (wikipedia scar)

    Etymology 1

    Conflation of (etyl) . More at shard.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A permanent mark on the skin sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
    • Synonyms
    * cicatrice

    Verb

    (scarr)
  • To mark the skin permanently.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Yet I'll not shed her blood; / Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow.
  • To form a scar.
  • (figurative) To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
    • Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life.

    Derived terms

    * scar tissue

    See also

    * birthmark

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) sker.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cliff.
  • A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish.
    • (Webster 1913)

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