1. not having recovered from a wound, injury, or illness; still damaged or broken
2. not having recovered from emotional pain or trauma
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The unhealed cut on his hand kept reopening.
• She wrapped the unhealed wound carefully with fresh bandages.
• The doctor was concerned about the unhealed fracture in her wrist.
• Years later, the unhealed grief still affected her daily life.
• His unhealed emotional wounds made it hard to trust others.
• The unhealed scar tissue caused ongoing pain and stiffness.