Scared vs. Scarred

Scared vs. Scarred — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Scared and Scarred

Scaredadjective

Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.

Scarredverb

simple past tense and past participle of scar

Scaredverb

simple past tense and past participle of scare

Scarredadjective

With (a) scar(s).

Scaredadjective

made afraid;

the frightened child cowered in the cornertoo shocked and scared to move

Scarredadjective

deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury;

Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?a face scarred by anxietythe fire left her arm badly scarred
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Scarredadjective

blemished by injury or rough wear;

the scarred piano benchwalls marred by graffiti