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.
PERVERSENESS
perversity, perverseness
(noun) deliberately deviating from what is good; “there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism”
contrariness, perversity, perverseness
(noun) deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perverseness (countable and uncountable, plural perversenesses)
The quality of being perverse; doggedness, obstinacy.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*verse"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being perverse. "Virtue hath some perverseness." Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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