underachievement

Definitions of underachievement
  1. noun
    poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
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    antonyms:
    overachievement
    better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
    type of:
    performance
    any recognized accomplishment
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