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underwhelm
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un·der·whelm  (ndr-hwlm, -wlm)
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).


underwhelm [ˌʌndəˈwɛlm]
vb
(tr) to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint
[originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm]
Translations
underwhelm [ˈʌndəˈwelm] VT (hum) → impresionar muy poco
this left us somewhat underwhelmedeso apenas nos impresionó


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