In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EXTRAVERSION
extraversion, extroversion
(noun) (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
extraversion (countable and uncountable, plural extraversions)
Alternative spelling of extroversion
Usage notes
Technical papers in psychology still prefer the variant extraversion used by Carl Jung, although the spelling extroversion is more common in general use.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`tra*ver"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. extra + L. vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.]
Definition: The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown out. [Obs.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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