In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DISLOYALTY
disloyalty
(noun) the quality of being disloyal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disloyalty (countable and uncountable, plural disloyalties)
(countable) An act of being disloyal; a betrayal, faithbreach.
(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*loy"al*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + loyalty: cf. OF. desloiauté, deslealté, F. déloyauté.]
Definition: Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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