underwhelm
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To arouse or inspire little or any interest or excitement in (someone); to disappoint or fail to impress (someone). I thought the story of my escape from a great white shark was pretty gripping, but I could tell it was underwhelming my date. The new myPhone 13 from Shmapple underwhelmed journalists and enthusiasts at the tech expo, who felt it failed to offer any tangible improvements over the myPhone 12.
underwhelmed
Having little or any interest or excitement (about something); disappointingly unimpressed. Journalists and enthusiasts alike were underwhelmed by the new myPhone 13 from Shmapple at the tech expo. They felt it failed to offer any tangible improvements over the myPhone 12. A: "How was the movie?" B: "I'm pretty underwhelmed, if I'm honest. Everyone hyped it up as the most incredible film in years, but it was just a run-of-the-mill thriller to me."
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underwhelming
Arousing or inspiring little or any interest or excitement; disappointingly unimpressive. Consensus from journalists and enthusiasts at the tech expo was that the new myPhone 13 from Shmapple was a bit underwhelming. They felt it failed to offer any tangible improvements over the myPhone 12. A: "How was the movie?" B: "Pretty underwhelming, if I'm honest. Everyone hyped it up as the most incredible film in years, but it was just a run-of-the-mill thriller to me."
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underwhelm
tv. & in. to fail to impress (someone). As we were being under whelmed by a buxom soprano, my thoughts drifted to more pleasant matters.
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