vertrossen
Dutch
Etymology
Backformed from vertrossing. Equivalent to ver- + TROS + -en.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈtrɔ.sə(n)/, /vərˈtrɔ.sə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ver‧tros‧sen
- Rhymes: -ɔsən
Noun
vertrossen f (uncountable)
- (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]