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.
UNNERVED
unnerved
(adjective) deprived of courage and strength; “the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn’t hold on to his dangerous perch much longer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unnerved
simple past tense and past participle of unnerve
Adjective
unnerved (comparative more unnerved, superlative most unnerved)
deprived of courage, strength, confidence, self-control, etc
Source: Wiktionary
UNNERVE
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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