unhealing
Never closing over
Unhealing describes a wound, injury, or hurt that fails to heal or remains persistently open.
Physical wounds may be unhealing due to infection or poor circulation: The unhealing sore on his foot worried the doctors.
Emotional or psychological wounds can also be unhealing: an unhealing grief that never quite faded.
Cannot be healed
- untreatableCannot be healed
- terminalAt the endpoint
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- inoperableCannot be repaired
refractory · resistant · non-responsive · malignant · degenerative · progressive · worsening · complications
Coiled, or an injury
- sorePainful or annoyed
- lesionArea of pathological change
- ulcerErosive tissue wound
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
abrasion · gash · cut · infection · inflammation · tissue · skin · scab
Lasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
grudge · scar · wound · pain · hurt · betrayal · loss · abandonment
Continuing despite difficulty
- ongoingIn progress now
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- long-termLasting extended period
- enduringPersisting through time
protracted · unresolved · continuous · perpetual · recurrent · festering · stubborn · intractable
Total absence of hope
- futilityLack of purpose
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- defeatVictory over another
surrender · bleak · grim · irreparable · permanent · unfixable · irredeemable · forlorn
incurable
Cannot be healed
- untreatableCannot be healed
- terminalAt the endpoint
- irreversibleCannot be undone
inoperable · refractory · resistant · non-responsive · malignant · degenerative · progressive · worsening · complications · debilitating
wound
Coiled, or an injury
laceration · abrasion · gash · cut · infection · inflammation · tissue · skin · scab · suppurating
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
bitterness · grudge · scar · wound · pain · hurt · betrayal · loss · abandonment · rejection
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
enduring · protracted · unresolved · continuous · perpetual · recurrent · festering · stubborn · intractable · relentless
despair
Total absence of hope
- futilityLack of purpose
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
defeat · surrender · bleak · grim · irreparable · permanent · unfixable · irredeemable · forlorn · despondent