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UNDERACHIEVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does underachiever mean?
• UNDERACHIEVER (noun)
The noun UNDERACHIEVER has 1 sense:
1. a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
Familiarity information: UNDERACHIEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
nonachiever; underachiever; underperformer
Hypernyms ("underachiever" is a kind of...):
educatee; pupil; student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
Derivation:
underachieve (perform less well or with less success than expected)
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