English · Emotions & Feelings

healed

/hiːld/

[/hiːld/]

recovered, made whole

Intermediateadjective

Definition

Made healthy or whole again after injury, illness, or emotional pain.

Example

After years of therapy, she finally felt healed and ready to trust people again.

After years of therapy, she finally felt healed and ready to trust people again.

Etymology

Past participle of 'heal', from Old English 'haelan' (to make whole), related to 'whole' and 'health'.

How & Where It’s Used

Used about both physical recovery and emotional or psychological repair.

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