battle scars
Warrior's lasting marks
Battle scars are wounds or marks left by combat.
The term extends to any lasting evidence of difficult experiences—physical or emotional.
Someone might display battle scars from a rough childhood, a difficult divorce, or years in a demanding profession.
The phrase often carries a note of pride or survival: She wears her battle scars with dignity.
- war woundsHarm sustained in battle
- woundsBodily tissue damage
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- shell shockWar-induced psychological trauma
- veteranExperienced former soldier
old wounds · purple heart · warrior · combat · healing · pain · memories · survival · marks · flesh · skin · torn · weathered · soldier · fighter · bruises · gashes · warfare
- life lessonslesson learned, moral, lessons learned, life lessons, parable
- warrior culturesamurai, knights, warrior, gladiators, berserkers
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
experiential state
battle scarsinnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
naivety · inexperience · virgin territory · clean slate · baby face
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