underachieve

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To achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil one's potential
perform less well or with less success than expected; "John consistently underachieves, although he is very able"; "My stocks underperformed last year
{f} achieve less than what was expected (e.g. fail to do as well in school as might be expected from intelligence tests)
to achieve less than expected; to fail to fulfil ones potential
If someone underachieves in something such as school work or a job, they do not perform as well as they could. Some people might think I've underachieved in my job. excel + underachiever underachievers under·achiev·er He just wanted people to stop calling him disadvantaged, an underachiever
underachiever
{i} one who achieves less than what was expected, one who does not reach his potential, one of low achievement
underachiever
a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
underachiever
someone who does not do as well at school or at work as they could do if they worked harder
underachiever
A student who underachieves by performing less well than expected
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