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underachievement
Variant of underachieve
underachieve
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under·achieve (un′dər ə c̸hēv′)
intransitive verb underachieved -·chieved′, underachieving -·chiev′·ing
- to fail to do as well in school studies as might be expected from scores made on intelligence tests
- to perform below expectations
Related Forms:
- underachievement un′der·achieve′·ment noun
- underachiever un′der·achiev′·er noun
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