Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DISCOMBOBULATED
discombobulated, disconcerted
(adjective) having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; “the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand”; “looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted”- G.B.Shaw
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
discombobulated
simple past tense and past participle of discombobulate
Adjective
discombobulated (comparative more discombobulated, superlative most discombobulated)
(informal) Confused, embarrassed, upset.
(informal) Broken, mixed up.
Source: Wiktionary
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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