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.
DISRUPTED
disrupted
(adjective) marked by breaks or gaps; “many routes are unsafe or disrupted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
disrupted
simple past tense and past participle of disrupt
Adjective
disrupted (comparative more disrupted, superlative most disrupted)
Subject to disruption.
Source: Wiktionary
DISRUPT
Dis*rupt", a. Etym: [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to break, burst. See Rupture.]
Definition: Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
Dis*rupt", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disrupting.]
Definition: To break asunder; to rend. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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