Meaning
to lose it, freak out
- to lose one's temper, go crazy, or freak out
In a sentence
Se continui a provocarlo così, prima o poi sbrocca.
If you keep provoking him like that, sooner or later he'll snap.
Ieri sera Luca ha sbroccato completamente davanti a tutti.
Last night Luca completely lost it in front of everyone.
Cerca di calmarti e non sbroccare per sciocchezze.
Try to calm down and don't freak out over trivial things.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sbroccare | infinitive |
| sbrocco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbrocchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbrocca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbrocchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbroccavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbroccavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbroccava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbroccavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbroccai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sbroccasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sbroccò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sbroccammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sbroccherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sbroccherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sbroccherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sbroccheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sbrocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbrocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbrocchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbrocchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbrocchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbrocchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbroccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sbroccassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sbroccasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sbroccassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sbroccherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sbroccheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sbroccherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sbroccheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sbrocchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sbrocca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sbrocchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sbroccate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sbroccando | gerund |
| sbroccato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: avoid in formal writing and polite professional situations.
- Originates as Roman slang, now widely understood throughout Italy.
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.