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Dutch
Etymology
From donor (“donor”) + moeheid (“fatigue”), probably a calque of English donor fatigue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdoː.nɔrˌmu.ɦɛi̯t/
- Hyphenation: do‧nor‧moe‧heid
Noun
donormoeheid f (uncountable)
- (chiefly Belgium) donor fatigue (decrease in giving donations to charities due to the exhaustion of empathy)
2017, Ignaas Devisch, Het empatisch teveel. Op naar een werkbare onverschilligheid:Het gevolg van deze donormoeheid is dat sommige campagnes steeds verder gaan in het tonen van expliciete beelden, in de hoop dat die ons zo choqueren dat we toch geld overmaken.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)