l'idiosincrasia
Parola del giorno | Word of the Day
Today's Parola del Giorno is the noun l'idiosincrasía, which means strong dislike or aversion to something.
It is often used with the preposition per and the verb avere: avere un’idiosincrasia per qualcosa (to have an aversion to/dislike for something).
Note that in English, the word idiosyncrasy refers to a peculiar characteristic, trait, or eccentricity and is often translated as la mania, la peculiarità, or la particolarità.
See the noun used below:
La più grande idiosincrasia di mio fratello sono gli insetti: proprio non riesce a stare vicino a un ragno o a una vespa. Si spaventa e comincia a correre come un matto.
My brother really, really dislikes bugs: he really can't be near a spider or a wasp. He gets scared and starts to run like crazy.