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)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rincoglionire | infinitive |
| rincoglionisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglioniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglionite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglioniscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglioniva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglionivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglionivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglionivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglionimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglioniste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglionirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglioniremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglionirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglioniranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglioniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglioniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglioniscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglionissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglionissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglioniste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglionissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincoglioniresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglionirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincoglioniremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglionireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglionirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincoglionisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rincoglioniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rincoglionite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rincoglionendo | gerund |
| rincoglionito | past · 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'.