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underwhelm
[ uhn-der-hwelm, -welm ]
verb (used with object)
, Informal.
- to fail to interest or astonish:
After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
underwhelm
/ ˌʌndəˈwɛlm /
verb
- tr to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint
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Word History and Origins
Origin of underwhelm1
First recorded in 1945–50; under- + (over)whelm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of underwhelm1
C20: originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm
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