In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
SUBVERSION
subversion, subversive activity
(noun) the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government
corruption, subversion
(noun) destroying someone’s (or some group’s) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; “corruption of a minor”; “the big city’s subversion of rural innocence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
subversion (countable and uncountable, plural subversions)
The act of subverting or the condition of being subverted.
A systematic attempt to overthrow a government by working from within; undermining.
Etymology 2
Noun
subversion (plural subversions)
A revision considered more similar to preceding subversions than a revision deemed a new "version" is to preceding versions.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. subversio: cf. F. subversion. See Subvert.]
Definition: The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . . through my whole estate. Evelyn. Laws have been often abused to the oppression and subversion of that order they were intended to preserve. Rogers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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