tegenvallen

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb
Definitions
  • to be worse than expected, to disappoint

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish tegen (against, counter-, counter, opposite, contra-, anti) + Dutch, Flemish vallen (fall).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

vallen

Gloss

fall

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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