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.
IRKSOMENESS
Etymology
Noun
irksomeness (countable and uncountable, plural irksomenesses)
The state of being irksome
Synonyms: vexatiousness, tediousness, wearisomeness
Source: Wiktionary
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SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
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