The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NEGATIVISM
negativity, negativeness, negativism
(noun) characterized by habitual skepticism and a disagreeable tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
negativism (countable and uncountable, plural negativisms)
A persistent pessimistic or skeptical attitude.
A stubborn tendency to do the opposite of what one is asked.
Anagrams
• time-saving, timesaving
Source: Wiktionary
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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