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underachiever
[ uhn-der-uh-chee-ver ]
noun
- a student who performs less well in school than would be expected on the basis of abilities indicated by intelligence and aptitude tests, etc.
- a person or thing that performs below expectations.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underachiever1
Example Sentences
If there is one club challenging United as this season's chronic underachievers it is Tottenham.
He is regarded as an underachiever with a gaping hole in his otherwise glittering CV because he has yet to win the Masters at Augusta to complete the career Grand Slam.
He could spend the remainder of his career here as an underachiever who couldn’t stay healthy, or he could go elsewhere and be a reborn savior.
How he showed Major League Baseball that Latinos could be superstars instead of just fiery-tempered underachievers.
Baker: When the Vancouver Canucks went from perennial underachievers to possible division champs under a new coach.
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