In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABREACT
abreact
(verb) discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
abreact (third-person singular simple present abreacts, present participle abreacting, simple past and past participle abreacted)
(transitive, psychoanalysis) To eliminate previously repressed emotions by reliving past experiences. [First attested in the early 20th century.]
Anagrams
• abacter, bear cat, bearcat, bractea, cabaret, cat bear
Source: Wiktionary
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