vertrossen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Backformed from vertrossing. Equivalent to TROS +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈtrɔ.sə(n)/, /vərˈtrɔ.sə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧tros‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɔsən

Noun[edit]

vertrossen f (uncountable)

  1. (Netherlands, chiefly derogatory, of public broadcasting organisations) to increasingly focus on entertainment over educative television and radio and lose one's distinctive (ideological or religious) character [from late 1973]
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