Meaning
to crush, cut short
- to put an abrupt and fatal end to a life, career, or hope
- to severely criticize or pan a book, film, or artistic performance
- to exhaust completely; to break or snap off physically
In a sentence
La critica ha stroncato il suo ultimo romanzo definendolo noioso.
Critics panned his latest novel, describing it as boring.
Una malattia improvvisa ha stroncato la sua brillante carriera.
A sudden illness cut short his brilliant career.
Quella salita ripida mi ha stroncato le gambe.
That steep climb completely wore out my legs.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stroncare | infinitive |
| stronco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| stronchi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stronca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stronchiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| stroncate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stroncavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stroncavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stroncava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stroncavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stroncavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stroncai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| stroncasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| stroncò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| stroncammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| stroncaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| stroncherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| stroncherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| stroncherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| stroncheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| stroncherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| stronchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| stronchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stronchi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stronchiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| stronchiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stronchino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stroncassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| stroncassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| stroncasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| stroncassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| stroncaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| stroncherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| stroncheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| stroncherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| stroncheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| stronchereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| stronca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| stronchiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| stroncate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| stroncando | gerund |
| stroncato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Remember the spelling rule: insert 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g., 'stronchi', 'stroncherà').
- Very common in journalism for sudden fatal events ('un infarto lo ha stroncato') or negative reviews.