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Collocations for scar - noun

ADJECTIVE

deep, large, long
small, thin
faint, visible
jagged
nasty, ugly
permanent
emotional, mental, psychological
Her mental scars will take time to heal.
acne, bullet
battle

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VERB + scar

leave
bear (often figurative)
The countryside still bears the scars of the recent hurricane.
expose, reveal
hide

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scar + VERB

remain
form
fade, heal
run
She had a long scar running down her face.

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scar + NOUN

tissue

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PREPOSITION

scar on
The cut left a permanent scar on his arm.

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Collocations for scar - verb

ADVERB

badly, deeply, heavily, hideously
His face was badly scarred by the fire.
emotionally, mentally, physically, psychologically
She was both physically and mentally scarred by the accident.
forever, permanently

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PREPOSITION

with (figurative)
Their minds were scarred with bitterness.

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PHRASES

be scarred for life, leave sb scarred
The accident left him permanently scarred.

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