In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ACCLIMATISATION
acclimatization, acclimatisation, acclimation
(noun) adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
acclimatisation (countable and uncountable, plural acclimatisations)
Alternative spelling of acclimatization
Source: Wiktionary
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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