Meaning
freak out, lose it
- to lose one's temper, freak out, or act erratically due to stress or anger
In a sentence
Se continui a fare così, giuro che sclero.
If you keep doing that, I swear I'm going to freak out.
Perché hai sclerato con quel povero cameriere?
Why did you lose it with that poor waiter?
Oggi al lavoro non abbiamo sclerato per miracolo.
Today at work we miraculously didn't lose our minds.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sclerare | infinitive |
| sclero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scleri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sclera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scleriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sclerate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sclerano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scleravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scleravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sclerava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scleravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scleravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scleravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sclerai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sclerasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sclerò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sclerammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scleraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sclerarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sclererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sclererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sclererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sclereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sclererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sclereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scleri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scleri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scleri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scleriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scleriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sclerino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sclerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sclerassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sclerasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sclerassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scleraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sclerassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sclererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sclereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sclererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sclereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sclerereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sclererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sclera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scleriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sclerate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sclerando | gerund |
| sclerato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in youth and colloquial speech; avoid in professional contexts.
- Derives from 'sclerosi' (sclerosis), metaphorically meaning to lose mental clarity or control.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb.