underwhelm
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un·der·whelm
(ŭn′dər-wĕlm′, -hwĕlm′)tr.v. un·der·whelmed, un·der·whelm·ing, un·der·whelms
To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress: "He is just as entitled to be underwhelmed by the prospect of reigning over a fourth-class nation as the rest of us are by the prospect of living in it" (Peter Jay).
[under- + (over)whelm.]
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underwhelm
(ˌʌndəˈwɛlm)vb
(tr) to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint
[C20: originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm]
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un•der•whelm
(ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm)v.t. Informal.
to fail to interest or astonish.
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underwhelm
Past participle: underwhelmed
Gerund: underwhelming
| Imperative |
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| underwhelm |
| underwhelm |
| Present |
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| I underwhelm |
| you underwhelm |
| he/she/it underwhelms |
| we underwhelm |
| you underwhelm |
| they underwhelm |
| Preterite |
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| I underwhelmed |
| you underwhelmed |
| he/she/it underwhelmed |
| we underwhelmed |
| you underwhelmed |
| they underwhelmed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am underwhelming |
| you are underwhelming |
| he/she/it is underwhelming |
| we are underwhelming |
| you are underwhelming |
| they are underwhelming |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have underwhelmed |
| you have underwhelmed |
| he/she/it has underwhelmed |
| we have underwhelmed |
| you have underwhelmed |
| they have underwhelmed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was underwhelming |
| you were underwhelming |
| he/she/it was underwhelming |
| we were underwhelming |
| you were underwhelming |
| they were underwhelming |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had underwhelmed |
| you had underwhelmed |
| he/she/it had underwhelmed |
| we had underwhelmed |
| you had underwhelmed |
| they had underwhelmed |
| Future |
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| I will underwhelm |
| you will underwhelm |
| he/she/it will underwhelm |
| we will underwhelm |
| you will underwhelm |
| they will underwhelm |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have underwhelmed |
| you will have underwhelmed |
| he/she/it will have underwhelmed |
| we will have underwhelmed |
| you will have underwhelmed |
| they will have underwhelmed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be underwhelming |
| you will be underwhelming |
| he/she/it will be underwhelming |
| we will be underwhelming |
| you will be underwhelming |
| they will be underwhelming |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been underwhelming |
| you have been underwhelming |
| he/she/it has been underwhelming |
| we have been underwhelming |
| you have been underwhelming |
| they have been underwhelming |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been underwhelming |
| you will have been underwhelming |
| he/she/it will have been underwhelming |
| we will have been underwhelming |
| you will have been underwhelming |
| they will have been underwhelming |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been underwhelming |
| you had been underwhelming |
| he/she/it had been underwhelming |
| we had been underwhelming |
| you had been underwhelming |
| they had been underwhelming |
| Conditional |
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| I would underwhelm |
| you would underwhelm |
| he/she/it would underwhelm |
| we would underwhelm |
| you would underwhelm |
| they would underwhelm |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have underwhelmed |
| you would have underwhelmed |
| he/she/it would have underwhelmed |
| we would have underwhelmed |
| you would have underwhelmed |
| they would have underwhelmed |
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Translations
underwhelm
[ˈʌndəˈwelm] VT (hum) → impresionar muy pocothis left us somewhat underwhelmed → eso apenas nos impresionó
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