In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INSISTENCY
insistence, insistency
(noun) the act of insisting on something; “insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position”
imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure
(noun) the state of demanding notice or attention; “the insistence of their hunger”; “the press of business matters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
insistency (countable and uncountable, plural insistencies)
The quality of being insistent.
Source: Wiktionary
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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