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UNDERACHIEVER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does underachiever mean?

• UNDERACHIEVER (noun)
The noun UNDERACHIEVER has 1 sense:

1. a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates

Familiarity information: UNDERACHIEVER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• UNDERACHIEVER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

nonachiever; underachiever; underperformer

Hypernyms ("underachiever" is a kind of...):

educatee; pupil; student (a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)

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