Underimpress
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To impress less than expected; to disappoint, to underwhelm. transitive
"The tendency for judges to be overly impressed by family work done by fathers and underimpressed by that done by mothers shows how women can be made vulnerable by a standard designed around gender rather than around sex."
Example
More examples"The tendency for judges to be overly impressed by family work done by fathers and underimpressed by that done by mothers shows how women can be made vulnerable by a standard designed around gender rather than around sex."
Etymology
From under- + impress.
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