Meaning: A peculiar or distinctive habit or trait of a person.
Hindi: विशिष्ट स्वभाव/विचित्रता
Synonyms: quirk, peculiarity, eccentricity
Antonyms: normality
Asked in: SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2025 T-1
idiosyncrasy in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
One of these words is spelled incorrectly. Which one is it?
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Idiosyncracy
Correct Answer: Option 4 — "Idiosyncracy" (incorrectly spelled)
'Idiosyncracy' is misspelled. Correct spelling: I-D-I-O-S-Y-N-C-R-A-S-Y ('Idiosyncrasy') ✓
"Idiosyncrasy" = a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual; a distinctive or eccentric characteristic. ✓
The error: 'Idiosyncracy' ends in '-cracy' (like 'democracy'); correct ending is '-crasy.' ✓
Idiosyn-CRASY (not idiosyn-CRACY) ✓
Why other options are correctly spelled:
Option 1 'Miscellaneous' = M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S ✓ (diverse; of various kinds)
Option 2 'Exhilarate' = E-X-H-I-L-A-R-A-T-E ✓ (to make very happy, animated, or elated)
Option 3 'Surreptitious' = S-U-R-R-E-P-T-I-T-I-O-U-S ✓ (kept secret, especial - SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Synonyms
Select the most appropriate synonym of the word: Idiosyncrasy
Answer & explanation
Answer: C) Peculiarity
"Idiosyncrasy" means a distinctive or unusual feature, habit, or characteristic peculiar to an individual. Its closest synonym is "Peculiarity" — something that is unusual, distinctive, or specific to a person or thing. Commonality, Normality, and Conformity are all antonyms or unrelated.
- SSC Steno 2026 T-1 Spelling
Choose the correctly spelt word:
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Idiosyncrasy
Rule: break a long Greek word into its parts and spell each part: idio (one's own) + syn (together) + crasy (mixing).
Example: *idio-m*, *syn-thesis*, *demo-cracy* all follow the same pieces.
idiosyncrasy = a peculiar habit or way of behaving that belongs to one person *(विशिष्ट स्वभाव, निजी सनक)*.
Spell it i-d-i-o-s-y-n-c-r-a-s-y: the vowel after id is i, there is no h, and the ending is -asy.
Why the others are wrong.
• Ideosyncrasy changes *idio-* to *ideo-*; that prefix belongs to *ideology*, not here *(गलत वर्तनी)*.
• Idiosynchrasy slips in an h by confusion with *synchronise*; the root is *crasy*, not *chrasy* *(गलत वर्तनी)*.
• Idiosyncresy ends in -esy instead of -asy *(गलत वर्तनी)*.
Examples
- “Talking to himself is one of his idiosyncrasies.”
idiosyncrasy – questions
What is the meaning of idiosyncrasy in Hindi?
idiosyncrasy means “विशिष्ट स्वभाव/विचित्रता” in Hindi. In English: A peculiar or distinctive habit or trait of a person.
What are the synonyms of idiosyncrasy?
Synonyms of idiosyncrasy: quirk, peculiarity, eccentricity.
What is the opposite of idiosyncrasy?
Antonyms of idiosyncrasy: normality.
Has idiosyncrasy been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – idiosyncrasy has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CHSL 2025 T-1.