underwhelm
[ uhn-der-hwelm, -welm ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm /
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verb (used with object) Informal.
to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
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Origin of underwhelm
First recorded in 1945–50; under- + (over)whelm
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underwhelm
/ (ˌʌndəˈwɛlm) /
verb
(tr) to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint
Word Origin for underwhelm
C20: originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm
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