afligido
/afliˈxido/
The Spanish word for afflicted is afligido.
The adjective afligido is used to describe someone suffering from pain, distress, a disability or an affliction.
Meaning: suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, afligido must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Use afligida for feminine singular nouns, afligidos for masculine plural nouns or mixed-gender groups and afligidas for feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/afliˈxido/
Did you know?
- The word afligido shares a common ancestor with the English word 'afflict', both stemming from the Latin 'affligere', which originally meant 'to strike against' or 'to overturn' a ship.
- Though it means 'afflicted', using afligido in a casual conversation about minor inconveniences would sound highly melodramatic and out of place to a native speaker.
- The word aflicción (affliction) is often used in religious contexts in Spanish to describe the tribulations that test a person's faith, giving the term a more sacred tone than the English 'affliction'.
Examples in context
- Mi lema es: Comforta al afligido y aflige al acomodado.My motto is: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.Tatoeba #5905980 by albrusgher, translation #1521892 by darinmex
- La noticia del fallecimiento del presidente dejó a la nación afligida.The news of the president's death left the nation afflicted.
- La triste noticia la dejó apesadumbrada durante días.The sad news left her afflicted for days.
- El hombre se veía muy afligido por la pérdida.The man looked very afflicted by the loss.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Sofía are talking about a sick friend.
- AlejandroHe visto que Luis está muy afligido.I have seen that Luis is very afflicted.
- SofíaSí, su salud ha empeorado mucho.Yes, his health has worsened a lot.
- AlejandroEs triste verlo así de afligido.It is sad to see him so afflicted.
- SofíaDebemos visitarlo pronto para animarlo.We should visit him soon to cheer him up.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry afligido, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries afligido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
