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.
DISORGANIZATION
disorganization, disorganisation
(noun) the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; “the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack”
disorganization, disorganisation, disarrangement
(noun) a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disorganization (countable and uncountable, plural disorganizations)
The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
The state of being disorganized
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*or`gan*i*za"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. désorganisation. See Disorganize, v. t.]
1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization of the body, or of government. The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total disorganization, that the owner can never lay his hands upon any one article at the moment he has occasion for it. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ALLERGIC
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