Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
INTIMIDATION
bullying, intimidation
(noun) the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
determent, deterrence, intimidation
(noun) a communication that makes you afraid to try something
intimidation
(noun) the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
intimidation
(noun) the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone’s superior fame or wealth or status etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intimidation (countable and uncountable, plural intimidations)
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated
Source: Wiktionary
In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]
Definition: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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