bear the scars

English

Verb

bear 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)

  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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