Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
TEDIOUSNESS
tediousness, tedium, tiresomeness
(noun) dullness owing to length or slowness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tediousness (usually uncountable, plural tediousnesses)
The quality of being tedious; tedium.
Synonyms
• wearisomeness, prolixity, tiresomeness, slowness, tedium
Anagrams
• outsideness
Source: Wiktionary
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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