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.
MALCONTENT
disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious
(adjective) discontented as toward authority
malcontent
(noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
malcontent (comparative more malcontent, superlative most malcontent)
dissatisfied with current conditions; disaffected, discontented, rebellious
Noun
malcontent (plural malcontents)
a person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person, a rebel
(obsolete) a state of discontentment or dissatisfaction; something that causes discontent
Verb
malcontent (third-person singular simple present malcontents, present participle malcontenting, simple past and past participle malcontented)
(transitive, obsolete) to cause discontent or dissatisfaction.
Source: Wiktionary
Mal"con*tent`, a. Etym: [F., fr. mal ill + content. See Malice, Content.]
Definition: discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied with the government. [Written also malecontent.] The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. Milner.
Mal"con*tent`, n. Etym: [F. malcontent.]
Definition: One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who express his discontent by words or overt acts. Spenser. Berkeley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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