单词 | underwhelm |
释义 | underwhelm[ uhn-der-hwelm, -welm ] / ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underwhelm ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) Informal.to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie. Origin of underwhelmFirst recorded in 1945–50; under- + (over)whelm Words nearby underwhelmunderwater, underway, underwear, underweight, underwent, underwhelm, underwhelming, underwing, underwire, underwithhold, underwood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for underwhelmunderwhelm / (ˌʌndəˈwɛlm) / verb(tr) to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint Word Origin for underwhelmC20: originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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