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underachiever


un·der·achiev·er

noun \ˌən-dər-ə-ˈchē-vər\

Definition of UNDERACHIEVER

: one (as a student) that fails to attain a predicted level of achievement or does not do as well as expected
un·der·achieve \-ə-ˈchēv\ intransitive verb
un·der·achieve·ment \-mənt\ noun

First Known Use of UNDERACHIEVER

1952

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