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.
INEFFECTIVENESS
ineffectiveness, ineffectualness, ineffectuality
(noun) lacking the power to be effective
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ineffectiveness (usually uncountable, plural ineffectivenesses)
The condition of being ineffective
Source: Wiktionary
In`ef*fect"ive*ness, n.
Definition: Quality of being ineffective.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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