underwhelm

un·der·whelm

U5065700 (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.]

underwhelm

(ˌʌndəˈwɛlm) vb (tr) to make no positive impact or impression on; disappoint[C20: originally a humorous coinage based on overwhelm]

un•der•whelm

(ˌʌn dərˈʰwɛlm, -ˈwɛlm)

v.t. Informal. to fail to interest or astonish. [1945–50; under- + (over) -whelm]

underwhelm

Past participle: underwhelmed
Gerund: underwhelming

Imperative
underwhelm
underwhelm

Present
I underwhelm
you underwhelm
he/she/it underwhelms
we underwhelm
you underwhelm
they underwhelm

Preterite
I underwhelmed
you underwhelmed
he/she/it underwhelmed
we underwhelmed
you underwhelmed
they underwhelmed

Present Continuous
I am underwhelming
you are underwhelming
he/she/it is underwhelming
we are underwhelming
you are underwhelming
they are underwhelming

Present Perfect
I have underwhelmed
you have underwhelmed
he/she/it has underwhelmed
we have underwhelmed
you have underwhelmed
they have underwhelmed

Past Continuous
I was underwhelming
you were underwhelming
he/she/it was underwhelming
we were underwhelming
you were underwhelming
they were underwhelming

Past Perfect
I had underwhelmed
you had underwhelmed
he/she/it had underwhelmed
we had underwhelmed
you had underwhelmed
they had underwhelmed

Future
I will underwhelm
you will underwhelm
he/she/it will underwhelm
we will underwhelm
you will underwhelm
they will underwhelm

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would underwhelm
you would underwhelm
he/she/it would underwhelm
we would underwhelm
you would underwhelm
they would underwhelm

Past Conditional
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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