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Etymology edit

From in- +‎ collera (rage) +‎ -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /in.kol.leˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧col‧le‧rì‧re

Verb edit

incollerìre (first-person singular present incollerìsco, first-person singular past historic incollerìi, past participle incollerìto, auxiliary èssere or (in the rare transitive sense) avére)

  1. (intransitive) to lose one's temper, to get angry [auxiliary essere]
    Synonyms: adirarsi, arrabbiarsi, infuriarsi
    Antonyms: calmarsi, placarsi, quietarsi, rabbonirsi, rasserenarsi, tranquillizzarsi
  2. (transitive, rare) to cause (someone) to lose their temper, to make (someone) angry, to anger

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Further reading edit

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

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