unterwältigen

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German

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Etymology

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From unter +‎ wältigen, alteration of überwältigen on the model of English underwhelm.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌʊntɐˈvɛltɪɡən/, [ˌʊntɐˈvɛltɪɡn̩]
  • Hyphenation: un‧ter‧wäl‧ti‧gen

Verb

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unterwältigen (weak, third-person singular present unterwältigt, past tense unterwältigte, past participle unterwältigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (neologism, rare) to underwhelm, to fail to overwhelm

Conjugation

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