Meaning & use
underwhelmed
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Left unimpressed or disappointed because something failed to meet expectations.
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Critics were underwhelmed by the sequel's predictable plot.
I was underwhelmed by the restaurant's overhyped tasting menu.
A note on using this word
Formed as a humorous back-formation opposite of "overwhelmed," now standard in everyday English.
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unimpresseddisappointed
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