Meaning of the word avejentada

Question

I need the meaning of the word - avejentada - used in the sentence as follows:
De golpe se le esfumo la compasion por una madre avejentada. This from the book "La Ignorancia" by Milan Kundera. I think translated from French into Spanish. Thank you.

Answer 1

That bloody lack of accent over the "O" threw me. My problem is I just look at what's there. Must try to look at things "tangentially". Couldn't see where the "se" came into it. Now I can see it's part of a pronominal verb.

Answer 2

It should be: De golpe se le esfumó la compasión por una madre avejentada.

This means, "Suddenly, his compassion for a prematurely aged mother vanished." It probably makes sense in the context, which we don't have.

Answer 3

De golpe se le esfumo la compasion por una madre avejentada

Can't quite grasp what this means in English. Not the literal translation but its true meaning.

Answer 4

Avejentarse - To age, To grow older. I think it's true definition is that it is Pronominal Verb. Might be wrong though.

Answer 5

Thank you so very much as my dictionary did not have this word. I am determined to be able to get so I can understand the news on the Mexican TV channels; however, I'm not there yet. I have no one to practice with so I attend Community College classes, study and read Spanish books - several pages at a time with the dictionary very close by.

Answer 6

I agree.

Answer 7

I think "avejentado" is said of someone who looks older than his/her real age, who has a deteriorated physical appearance.

Answer 8

Avejentado is someone who looks like an old person because she/he has any condition or disease, before being by age.

Answer 9

It is related to "viejo" (old): viejo -> avejentar -> avejentado.
Other similar examples: calor -> acalorar -> acalorado