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idiosincrasia

idiosyncrasy

noun ee-dyoh-seen-krah-ZEE-ah Rare
Mind & Emotions Personality

Origin: From Greek idiosunkrasia (one's own mixture of humours).

Also means

aversion

Usage Note

Idiosincrasia can mean a personal quirk or distinctive trait, but it also carries a medical sense of unusual sensitivity or intolerance (e.g. a drug reaction). In everyday Italian it often means a strong personal aversion: ho un'idiosincrasia per il rumore ('I have an aversion to noise'). The plural is idiosincrasie.

Examples

"Ha un'idiosincrasia per il disordine."

Natural Translation

She has an idiosyncrasy about disorder.

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