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UNDERPERFORMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underperformer mean? 

UNDERPERFORMER (noun)
  The noun UNDERPERFORMER has 2 senses:

1. a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicatesplay

2. a business that is less successful than expectedplay

  Familiarity information: UNDERPERFORMER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNDERPERFORMER (noun)


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 ("underperformer" is a kind of...):

educatee; pupil; student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)

Derivation:

underperform (perform less well or with less success than expected)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A business that is less successful than expected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("underperformer" is a kind of...):

business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)

Derivation:

underperform (perform less well or with less success than expected)


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