The difference between Birthmark and Scar
When used as nouns, birthmark means a mark on the skin formed before birth, whereas scar means a permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
Scar is also verb with the meaning: to mark the skin permanently.
check bellow for the other definitions of Birthmark and Scar
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Birthmark as a noun:
A mark on the skin formed before birth.
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Scar as a noun:
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
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Scar as a noun:
A permanent negative effect on someone's mind, caused by a traumatic experience.
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Scar as a verb (transitive):
To mark the skin permanently.
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Scar as a verb (intransitive):
To form a scar.
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Scar as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To affect deeply in a traumatic manner.
Examples:
"Seeing his parents die in a car crash scarred him for life."
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Scar as a noun:
A cliff.
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Scar as a noun:
A rock in the sea breaking out from the surface of the water.
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Scar as a noun:
A bare rocky place on the side of a hill.
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Scar as a noun:
A marine food fish, the scarus or parrotfish (family Scaridae).