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Underwhelm vs Disappoint - What's the difference?

underwhelm | disappoint |

As verbs the difference between underwhelm and disappoint

is that underwhelm is to fail to impress; to perform disappointingly while disappoint is to displease by e.g. underperforming.

underwhelm

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To fail to impress; to perform disappointingly.

    • Antonyms

    * overawe, overwhelm

    disappoint

    English

    Verb

  • To displease by e.g. underperforming
    • His lack of respect disappointed her.
    I am disappointed by this year's revenue.

    Antonyms

    * satisfy

    Derived terms

    * disappointed adjective * disappointing adjective * disappointment noun

    Verb

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