underwhelm
To fail to impress; to perform disappointinglyTo fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
Meaning
1 sensesTo fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
enttäuschen, unterwältigen
разочарова́тьrazočarovátʹ, разочаро́выватьrazočaróvyvatʹ
Examples
6 sentencesSome drugs are bad, others good, others simply underwhelming.
The food lacked flavor, making the entire meal feel rather underwhelming.
Despite the hype and the celebratory hugs, the stock's performance on day one proved underwhelming.
The director is certain that the plot won’t underwhelm the movie’s target audience at all.
Tom just discovered Canadian memes and is extremely underwhelmed.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From under- + whelm: a humorous coinage by novel negation of overwhelm first recorded in tFrom under- + whelm: a humorous coinage by novel negation of overwhelm first recorded in the 1950s.
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Forms
underwhelms, underwhelming, underwhelmed, underwhelmed| Base form | underwhelm · to underwhelm |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | underwhelms |
| Present participle | underwhelming |
| Past simple | underwhelmed |
| Past participle | underwhelmed |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle