heypolyglot
Italian

rincoglionire

/riŋ.ko.ʎoˈni.re/verbC1
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Meaning

go gaga, daze

  • to become senile, slow-witted, or dazed (intransitive)
  • to make someone dazed, stupefied, or sluggish (transitive)

In a sentence

Stare troppe ore davanti allo schermo mi fa rincoglionire.

Spending too many hours in front of the screen makes me go dull.

Con l'età è completamente rincoglionito e non capisce nulla.

With age he has gone completely gaga and understands nothing.

Ti sei rincoglionito o hai sentito quello che ti ho detto?

Have you gone stupid or did you hear what I told you?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
rincoglionireinfinitive
rincoglioniscoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
rincoglionisciindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
rincoglionisceindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
rincoglioniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
rincoglioniteindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionisconoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
rincoglionivoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rincoglioniviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rincoglionivaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rincoglionivamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rincoglionivateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionivanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rincoglioniiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
rincoglionistiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
rincoglionìindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
rincoglionimmoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
rincoglionisteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionironoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
rincoglioniròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
rincoglioniraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
rincoglioniràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
rincoglioniremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
rincoglionireteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionirannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
rincoglioniscasubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
rincoglioniscasubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
rincoglioniscasubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
rincoglioniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
rincoglioniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
rincoglioniscanosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
rincoglionissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
rincoglionissisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
rincoglionissesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
rincoglionissimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
rincoglionistesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionisserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
rincoglionireiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
rincoglioniresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
rincoglionirebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
rincoglioniremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
rincoglioniresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionirebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
rincoglionisciimperative · singular · 2nd person
rincoglioniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
rincoglioniteimperative · plural · 2nd person
rincoglionendogerund
rincoglionitopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Vulgar: avoid in polite company.
  • Takes 'essere' when intransitive ('è rincoglionito') and 'avere' when transitive.
  • The past participle 'rincoglionito' is widely used as a derogatory adjective meaning 'gaga' or 'senile'.

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