IDIOSYNCRASY


Meaning of IDIOSYNCRASY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a mental constitution, view or feeling, or mode of behaviour, peculiar to a person. 2 anything highly individualized or eccentric. 3 a mode of expression peculiar to an author. 4 Med. a physical constitution peculiar to a person. idiosyncratic adj. idiosyncratically adv.

[ Gk idiosugkrasia f. idios own + sun together + krasis mixture ]

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