desquiciante

Spanish

Etymology

From desquiciar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deskiˈθjante/ [d̪es.kiˈθjãn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deskiˈsjante/ [d̪es.kiˈsjãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: des‧qui‧cian‧te

Adjective

desquiciante m or f (masculine and feminine plural desquiciantes)

1. maddening

   Un sonido desquiciante que no me puedo sacar de la cabeza.

   A maddening sound that I can't get out of my head.

Further reading

• “desquiciante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10