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unhealed

British

/ ʌnˈhiːld /

adjective

not having healed physically, mentally, or emotionally

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"A missing patch of hair isn't a threat to an animal, but an unhealed wound is."

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2025

The wounds of not knowing remain unhealed for Lindsay’s family.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

For those who fought on the side of the South and were displaced, the wounds from the war remain unhealed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

Lay the salmon next to these foods: it's pink like an unhealed scar, frail and looks in need of a hug.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2023

He had worried for her, that she might become hunched and lame, as people did when their wounds went unhealed.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

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