underwhelm
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈwelm/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈwelm/tofailto make someone, orpeopleingeneral,feelanyexcitementoradmiration, or to make themfeellessexcitementoradmirationthanexpected:
I have to say thatstoriesofsuperheroesalmostalways underwhelm me.
Hisspeechesneverfailto underwhelm(= they are neverimpressiveorexciting).
- Sofarthisyearoursalesfigureunderwhelm.
- Thegrouphasinheritedacompanythat has underwhelmedWallStreet.
- While he was there, hedecidedtovisitthefamousrock, which underwhelmed him and agroupoftourists.
- The company'sgrowthtargetsunderwhelmedinvestors,sendingitssharesdown 8percent.
Bore and bored
- banal
- be (stuck) in a grooveidiom
- be watching the clockidiom
- bend
- blah
- boil
- bore
- bore the ass offsomeoneidiom
- bored
- languidly
- listless
- listlessly
- listlessness
- outgrow
- tire
- underemployed
- underwhelmed
- undynamic
- uninspired
- uninterested