noun
wounded in mind and body; mental and physical scars
A literary yojijukugo describing deep, lasting damage to both one's psychological and physical state, often from a severe ordeal.
長年の過酷な労働で、彼は心身創痍の状態だ。
After years of harsh labor, he is in a state of being wounded in both mind and body.
満身創痍 means being covered with wounds all over the body, focusing on physical injuries, while 心身創痍 explicitly includes mental wounds.
A yojijukugo composed of 心身 (mind and body) and 創痍 (wounds, injuries). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows the pattern of classical four-character compounds expressing a state of being.