In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISAFFECTED
disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious
(adjective) discontented as toward authority
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disaffected
simple past tense and past participle of disaffect
Adjective
disaffected (comparative more disaffected, superlative most disaffected)
Alienated or estranged, often with hostile effect; rebellious, resentful; disloyal.
(obsolete) Affected with disease.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`af*fect"ed, a.
Definition: Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. J. H. Newman.
– Dis`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
– Dis`af*fect"ed*ness, n.
DISAFFECT
Dis`af*fect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disaffected; p. pr. & vb. n. Disaffecting.]
1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his majesty's late army. Clarendon.
2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder. It disaffects the bowels. Hammond.
3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed toward; to dislike. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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