enloquecer

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + loco + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enlokeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.lo.keˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enlokeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.lo.keˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧lo‧que‧cer

Verb

enloquecer (first-person singular present enloquezco, first-person singular preterite enloquecí, past participle enloquecido)

  1. (transitive) to drive crazy, madden, drive insane, distract
    Synonyms: volver loco, trastornar
  2. (intransitive, sometimes takes a reflexive pronoun) to go crazy, to go nuts, to go insane, to go wild
    Synonym: volverse loco
    Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente.
    If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally crazy.
  3. (reflexive) to go crazy
  4. (reflexive) to run amok

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