kennisvlucht

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of kennis (“knowledge”) +‎ vlucht (“flight, act of fleeing”). Coined as a purism for English brain drain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.nɪsˌflʏxt/
• Hyphenation: ken‧nis‧vlucht

Noun

kennisvlucht f (uncountable)

1. brain drain [from 2000s]

   Synonyms: braindrain, hersenvlucht