In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
OFFICIOUSNESS
intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, officiousness
(noun) aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
officiousness (countable and uncountable, plural officiousnesses)
The quality of being officious
Synonyms
• beadledom
Source: Wiktionary
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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