underachieved

ˌʌndərəˈtʃivd

Definition

Definition of underachieved - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

performance

Rare

performing below potential

Rare

Her underachieved performance surprised everyone.

below par

underperformed

unsuccessful

Rare

not reaching expected level of success

Rare

The underachieved student struggled despite his efforts.

underperformed

unsuccessful

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Origin of underachieved

English, under (below) + achieve (accomplish)

Examples of underachieved in a sentence

His underachieved efforts did not go unnoticed.
The underachieved athlete missed the qualifying mark.
Despite the resources, the project underachieved.

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French:en deçà des attentes, en échec, ...
German:unterdurchschnittlich, nicht das erwartete Niveau erreicht, ...
Italian:sotto il potenziale, poco riuscito, ...
Spanish:subdesarrollado, fracasado, ...
Portuguese:subdesenvolvido, mal-sucedido, ...
Chinese:未发挥潜力的, 未达预期的, ...
Japanese:潜在能力以下の, 期待外れの, ...
Arabic:مُتَدَنٍّ, مُقَصِّر, ...
Hebrew:מֻכְשָׁל, בַּעַל הִשְּׂגִים נְמוּכִים, ...
Russian:ниже потенциала, неуспешный, ...
Ukrainian:нижче потенціалу, невдаха, ...
Hindi:अपेक्षा से कम, असफल, ...
Bengali:অপ্রতুল, অসফল, ...
Catalan:per sota del potencial, fracassat, ...
Czech:podprůměrný, neúspěšný, ...
Danish:underpræsteret, mislykket, ...
Dutch:ondermaats, ondergepresteerd, ...
Greek:υποεκτιμημένος, αποτυχημένος, ...
Hungarian:alulteljesítő, sikertelen, ...
Khmer:សម្រេចបានទាបជាងសមត្ថភាព, មិនសម្រេចបានតាមការរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:잠재력 이하의, 성공하지 못한, ...
Persian:کمتر از حد انتظار, ناموفق, ...
Polish:poniżej potencjału, nieudany, ...
Portuguese (BR):subdesenvolvido, mal-sucedido, ...
Romanian:sub potențial, neîmplinit, ...
Swedish:underpresterande, misslyckad, ...
Thai:ต่ำกว่าศักยภาพ, ไม่ประสบความสำเร็จ, ...
Turkish:potansiyelinin altında, başarısız, ...
Vietnamese:dưới tiềm năng, không thành công, ...

underachieve

ˌʌn.dər.əˈtʃiːv

Definition of underachieve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

general performance

Rare

perform less well than expected in any area

Rare

He tends to underachieve despite his abilities.
Students who underachieve risk losing funding.
Teams underachieve when communication breaks down.

fall short

underperform

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English, under (below) + achieve (accomplish)

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French:sous-performer, ...
German:unterperformen, ...
Italian:sottoperformare, ...
Spanish:rendir por debajo de lo esperado, ...
Portuguese:ficar aquém, ...
Chinese:表现不佳, ...
Japanese:期待外れの結果を出す, ...
Arabic:قَصَّرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתְפָּקֵד תַּחַת לַצִּפִּיוֹת, ...
Russian:не реализовывать свой потенциал, ...
Ukrainian:недостатньо досягати, ...
Hindi:कमतर रहना, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাশার তুলনায় কম ফল পাঠানো, ...
Catalan:rendir per sota del que s'espera, ...
Czech:zaostávat, ...
Danish:underpræstere, ...
Dutch:onderpresteren, ...
Greek:υποαποδίδω, ...
Hungarian:alulteljesíteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបានទាបជាងការរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:기대에 못 미치다, ...
Persian:کم‌کاری کردن, ...
Polish:nie wykazywać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar aquém, ...
Romanian:a avea performanțe sub așteptări, ...
Swedish:underprestera, ...
Thai:ทำผลงานต่ำกว่าที่คาดหวัง, ...
Turkish:beklenenin altında performans göstermek, ...
Vietnamese:làm dưới khả năng, ...

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Definition of underachieved - Reverso English Dictionary

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