underachieving

ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvɪŋ

Definition

Definition of underachieving - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

low performanceperforming below expected level

The underachieving student struggled with basic math problems.
The underachieving team lost every game.
Her underachieving performance worried her teachers.

failing

lagging

underperforming

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Origin of underachieving

English, under (below) + achieve (accomplish)

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French:sous-performant, ...
German:unterdurchschnittlich, ...
Italian:poco riuscito, ...
Spanish:de bajo rendimiento, ...
Portuguese:de baixo desempenho, ...
Chinese:表现不佳的, ...
Japanese:成績不振の, ...
Arabic:دُون المُسْتَوَى, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹשֵׁל, ...
Russian:неуспевающий, ...
Ukrainian:недосяжний, ...
Hindi:कम प्रदर्शन करने वाला, ...
Bengali:কমফলদায়ী, ...
Catalan:de baix rendiment, ...
Czech:podprůměrný, ...
Danish:underpræsterende, ...
Dutch:onderpresterend, ...
Greek:ανεπαρκής, ...
Hungarian:alulteljesítő, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើបានទាបជាងការរំពឹងទុក, ...
Korean:성적이 낮은, ...
Persian:کم‌عملکرد, ...
Polish:niewydajny, ...
Portuguese (BR):de baixo desempenho, ...
Romanian:subperformant, ...
Swedish:underpresterande, ...
Thai:ทำผลงานได้ต่ำกว่ามาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:beklenenin altında performans gösteren, ...
Vietnamese:học kém, ...

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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