In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
CONTEMPTIBILITY
baseness, sordidness, contemptibility, despicableness, despicability
(noun) unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
contemptibility (countable and uncountable, plural contemptibilities)
The quality of being contemptible.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*tempt`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Definition: The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. Speed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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