impazzire

Italian

Etymology

From im- + pazzo (crazy, mad) + -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /im.patˈt͡si.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: im‧paz‧zì‧re

Verb

impazzìre (first-person singular present impazzìsco, first-person singular past historic impazzìi, past participle impazzìto, auxiliary èssere)

  1. (intransitive) to go mad, to go crazy
    Synonym: ammattire
  2. (intransitive, cooking) to curdle (usually of mayonnaise)
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to let loose (e.g. of a festival such as Carnival)
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to go haywire (of tools, devices, mechanisms, etc.)

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Further reading

  • impazzire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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