enrojecido

🧠 What does enrojecido mean?

The adjective 'enrojecido' describes something that has turned red or taken on a reddish hue. It is the past participle of the verb 'enrojecer' (to redden). It is commonly used in medical contexts to describe skin, eyes, or other parts of the body that have become red due to irritation, inflammation, infection, or an allergic reaction. Beyond medicine, it can also describe a face that is flushed from emotion like embarrassment or anger, or natural phenomena like the sky at sunset.

📚 Extra examples

• El paciente tiene la garganta muy enrojecida e inflamada.
  The patient's throat is very reddened and inflamed.
• Después de llorar, sus ojos estaban hinchados y enrojecidos.
  After crying, her eyes were swollen and reddened.
• La piel se queda enrojecida después de una quemadura solar.
  The skin remains reddened after a sunburn.
• Con el rostro enrojecido por la vergüenza, admitió su error.
  With his face reddened with embarrassment, he admitted his mistake.

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🔁 Synonyms & opposites of "enrojecido"

Synonyms: rojizo, colorado, ruborizado, inflamado
Opposites: pálido, decolorado, normal

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