Question about winch rope

Hi all just got a winch a month ago. Already had to get my wife out of snowbanks twice. I didn’t respool the rope by guiding it side to side so it despoils evenly. Was in a rush and left. Today I went to spool the line out to try and respool it under tension and noticed the rope looks damaged already. It’s a warn VR EVO 8000.

See photo. In a couple spots the rope is half diameter and very smooth and u don’t see the braids of rope anymore. I’m assuming it’s not safe to use now…