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idiosyncrasy |
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idiosyncrasy Med an abnormal reaction of an individual to specific foods, drugs, or other agents idiosyncrasy [‚id·ē·ə′siŋ·krə·sē] (medicine) A peculiarity of constitution that makes an individual react differently from most persons to drugs, diet, treatment, or other situations. (psychology) Any special or peculiar characteristic or temperament by which a person differs from other persons. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On this subject we had long and animated discussions -- he maintaining the utter groundlessness of faith in such matters, -- I contending that a popular sentiment arising with absolute spontaneity- that is to say, without apparent traces of suggestion -- had in itself the unmistakable elements of truth, and was entitled to as much respect as that intuition which is the idiosyncrasy of the individual man of genius. But in spite of the dramatic rudeness which is sometimes of the idiosyncrasy, the true and native colour of his multitudinous dramatis personae, or monologists, Mr. I acknowledge to this ridiculous idiosyncrasy, as a reason why I would give them a little more play. |
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