Associations to the word «Underachievement»

Wiktionary

UNDERACHIEVEMENT, noun. An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance.

Dictionary definition

UNDERACHIEVEMENT, noun. Poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.