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under whelm

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un⋅der⋅whelm

  [uhn-der-hwelm, -welm]
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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.
Origin:
1945–50; under- + (over)whelm
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underwhelm

  1. tv. & in.
    to fail to impress (someone). : As we were being under whelmed by a buxom soprano, my thoughts drifted to more pleasant matters.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

underwhelm 
1956, a facetious play on overwhelm.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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