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aquejado

afflicted

adjective ah-keh-HAH-doh Rare

Also means

suffering from

Usage Note

Aquejado is almost always used with de to indicate what one is afflicted by: aquejado de una enfermedad (afflicted with an illness). It derives from the verb aquejar (to afflict, to ail) and is common in medical and journalistic registers. It agrees in gender and number: aquejada, aquejados, aquejadas.

Examples

"Estaba aquejado de una fiebre alta."

Natural Translation

He was afflicted with a high fever.

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