fuera de quicio

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfweɾa de ˈkiθjo/ [ˌfwe.ɾa ð̞e ˈki.θjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌfweɾa de ˈkisjo/ [ˌfwe.ɾa ð̞e ˈki.sjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: fue‧ra de qui‧cio

Adjective

fuera de quicio (invariable)

1. (idiomatic) beside oneself

Further reading

• “fuera de quicio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025