Scared vs. Scarred: What's the Difference?
Scared and Scarred Definitions
Scared
To strike with sudden fear; alarm.
Scarred
A mark left on the skin after a surface injury or wound has healed.
Scared
To become frightened
A child who scares easily.
Scarred
A lingering sign of damage or injury, either mental or physical
Nightmares, anxiety, and other enduring scars of wartime experiences.
Scared
A condition or sensation of sudden fear
That mask gave me a real scare.
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Scarred
(Botany) A mark indicating a former attachment, as of a leaf to a stem.
Scared
A general state of alarm; a panic
A bomb scare that necessitated evacuating the building.
Scarred
A mark, such as a dent, resulting from use or contact.
Scared
Serving or intended to frighten people
Scare stories.
Scare tactics.
Scarred
To mark with a scar.
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Scared
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
Scarred
To leave lasting signs of damage on
A wretched childhood that scarred his psyche.
Scared
Simple past tense and past participle of scare
Scarred
To form a scar
The pustule healed and scarred.
Scared
Made afraid;
The frightened child cowered in the corner
Too shocked and scared to move
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Scarred
To become scarred
Delicate skin that scars easily.
Scarred
Simple past tense and past participle of scar
Scarred
Having a scar or scars.
Scarred
Deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury;
Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?
A face scarred by anxiety
The fire left her arm badly scarred
Scarred
Blemished by injury or rough wear;
The scarred piano bench
Walls marred by graffiti
