bear the scars

verb

To live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be easily forgotten.

“She still bore the scars of a very acrimonious divorce, which made her wary of new commitments.”

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Meanings

verbbear the scars (third-person singular simple present bears the scars, present participle bearing the scars, simple past bore the scars, past participle borne the scars)

present singular third person bears the scars · participle present bearing the scars · past bore the scars · participle past borne the scars

  1. To live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be easily forgotten.

    She still bore the scars of a very acrimonious divorce, which made her wary of new commitments.

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