# reopen old wounds

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cause the memory of past trauma to be recalled, resulting in renewed suffering.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see reopen, old, wound.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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