In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNNERVE
faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle
(verb) disturb the composure of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unnerve (third-person singular simple present unnerves, present participle unnerving, simple past and past participle unnerved)
To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble.
To make somebody nervous, upset, alarm, shake the resolve of.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*nerve", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + nerve.]
Definition: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm. Unequal match'd, . . . The unnerved father falls. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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