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.
TRAUMATISM
Noun
traumatism (plural traumatisms)
A physical or mental injury that is the result of trauma
Source: Wiktionary
Trau"ma*tism, n. (Med.)
Definition: A wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the body; also, violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture of the stomach caused by traumatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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