vertrossing

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ TROS +‎ -ing (Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvɛrˈtrɔ.sɪŋ/, /vərˈtrɔ.sɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧tros‧sing
• Rhymes: -ɔsɪŋ

Noun

vertrossing f (uncountable)

1. (Netherlands, chiefly derogatory) A process in which public broadcasting organisations increasingly focus on entertainment over educative television and radio and lose their distinctive (ideological or religious) character, considered a symptom of semi-commercialism and degenerate mass culture by critics. [from ca. 1973]

Derived terms

• vertrossen