atacado

attacked

adjective ah-tah-KAH-doh Rare

Also means

struck

Usage Note

Atacado is the past participle of atacar used as an adjective. It describes someone or something that has been the target of an attack — physical, verbal, or digital. In colloquial Latin American Spanish, particularly in the Southern Cone, atacado can also mean 'nervous' or 'worked up' (estoy atacado de los nervios). The feminine is atacada; learners should not confuse it with atascado ('stuck, blocked').

Examples

"El sistema fue atacado por piratas informáticos."

Natural Translation

The system was attacked by hackers.

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