vertrossen

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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