There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DISILLUSIONMENT
disenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
(noun) freeing from false belief or illusions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disillusionment (countable and uncountable, plural disillusionments)
A feeling of disappointment, akin to depression, arising from the realization that something is not what it was expected or believed to be, possibly accompanied by philosophical angst from having one's beliefs challenged.
The act of freeing from an illusion; the state of being freed therefrom.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis`il*lu"sion*ment, n.
Definition: The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom.
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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