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.
RECRIMINATION
recrimination
(noun) mutual accusations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
recrimination (countable and uncountable, plural recriminations)
The act of recriminating.
A counter or mutual accusation.
Anagrams
• intermorainic
Source: Wiktionary
Re*crim`i*na"tion (-n"shn), n. Etym: [F. récrimination, LL. recriminatio.]
Definition: The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the accused against the accuser; a counter accusation. Accusations and recriminations passed back ward and forward between the contending parties. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STIMULATIVE
(adjective) capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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