Definitions for underwhelmˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•whelm*ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm(v.t.)
to fail to interest or astonish.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
* Informal..
Origin of underwhelm:
1945–50; under - + (over )-whelm
Wiktionary
underwhelm(Verb)
To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.
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