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.
OVERLEARN
Etymology
Verb
overlearn (third-person singular simple present overlearns, present participle overlearning, simple past and past participle overlearnt or overlearned)
To learn (something) more than is necessary; to study excessively, to take (something) too much to heart.
(psychology, education) To learn (something) to the point where responses become instinctive.
(modeling) Mostly when talking about neural networks, to learn a task to the point where responses actually start to degrade. Compare with overfit, in model tuning contexts.
Source: Wiktionary
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AUTHORITARIAN
(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
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