underachiever

un·der·a·chieve

 (ŭn′dər-ə-chēv′)

intr.v. un·der·a·chieved, un·der·a·chiev·ing, un·der·a·chieves

To perform worse or achieve less success than expected.

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un′der·a·chieve′ment n.

un′der·a·chiev′er n.

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un•der•a•chiev•er

(ˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər)

n.

a person, esp. a child, who underachieves.

[1945–50]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

underachiever - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates nonachiever, underperformer educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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Translations

studente deludente

underachiever

[ˌʌndə^rəˈtʃiːvə^r] n → élève mf sous-performant(e)under age underage [ˌʌndərˈeɪdʒ] adj

(= too young) [person] → mineur(e)

[drinking, smoking, sex] → chez les mineurs

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

underachiever

[ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvəʳ] n → chi non dà il meglio di sé

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

underachiever

n persona que no alcanza su potencial

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.