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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: under + -whelm (as in overwhelm)

underwhelm

 verb
     
un‧der‧whelm [transitive]
if you are underwhelmed by something, you do not think it is impressive - used humorously:
We've had an underwhelming response to our request for help.
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