Definitions for underachieverˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•der•a•chiev•erˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər(n.)
a person, esp. a child, who underachieves.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Psychology
Origin of underachiever:
1945–50
Princeton's WordNet
underachiever, underperformer, nonachiever(noun)
a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
Wiktionary
underachiever(Noun)
One who underachieves by performing less well than expected.
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