What does it mean word for word?
The word is built around the core adjective loco, which means "crazy".
Which one should you use?
While enloquecido specifically means "driven insane," the simpler adjective loco/a is more commonly used to say someone is simply "crazy". Other terms include Desquiciado/a for someone who has lost their sanity or behaves in an irrational manner, Chiflado/a for someone who has lost their mind or behaves in an eccentric or crazy way and the slang term Pirado/a for someone who is mentally unstable, unhinged or obsessed with something.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective enloquecido must agree in gender with the noun it modifies. Use enloquecida for a feminine singular noun. The adjective enloquecido must agree in number with the noun it modifies. Use enloquecidos for a masculine plural noun and enloquecidas for a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/enlokeθido/
Did you know?
- In some regional dialects, the expression estar como una cabra (to be like a goat) is a much more common way to describe a 'crazed' person than using the word loco.
- If you call a person chiflado/a, you are technically calling them 'whistle-blown', as the word comes from the sound of a whistle or a flute.
- While loco means 'crazy', it is often used as a friendly term of endearment or a casual way to call a friend 'buddy' in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples in context
- El hombre parecía completamente lunáticoThe man seemed completely crazed
- Ella estaba desquiciada durante la reuniónShe was crazed during the meeting
- Él estaba completamente desquiciado después de perder su empleoHe was completely crazed after losing his job
- El paciente se mostraba trastornadoThe patient appeared crazed
- Aquella mujer parecía trastornada por la noticiaThat woman seemed crazed by the news
- Mi tío está chifladoMy uncle is crazed
- No hables tan alto, la gente va a pensar que estamos chifladosDon't speak so loudly, people will think we are crazed
- Esa chica está completamente piradaThat girl is completely crazed
- Nos encontramos con un grupo de estudiantes pirados en la fiestaWe ran into a group of crazed students at the party
- La multitud estaba enloquecida por el conciertoThe crowd was crazed about the concert
- El ruido lo ha enloquecido.The noise has driven him crazed.
- Parece un hombre enloquecido por el dolor.He looks like a man maddened by pain.
- Había un ejército enloquecido por la batalla.There was an army crazed by the battle.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are discussing a character in a novel.
- Elena¿Te parece que el protagonista está enloquecido?Do you think the protagonist is crazed?
- JavierSí, parece un hombre totalmente enloquecido.Yes, he seems like a totally crazed man.
- ElenaSu sufrimiento lo ha enloquecido de verdad.His suffering has truly driven him crazed.
- JavierEs un personaje muy trágico, Elena.He is a very tragic character, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
