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underachiever en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From underachieve + -er or under- + achiever.

Meanings

1. One who underachieves, i.e. performs less well than expected.
   • Bart: (reading his permanent record) "Underachiever and proud of it." How old is this thing? 2000, “Skinner's Sense of Snow”, in The Simpsons, season 12 (television production):
   • For the TLC undertaking, he employs only underachievers, cronies who have been hired for their ability to make the work site madcap and, therefore, filmable. 2005 November 3, Ned Martel, “The Unlikely Progress of a Barely Motivated Underachiever”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 May 2015:
   • Woody Allen has provided what is probably the best theological answer to the problem of evil: God is not evil; He is just an underachiever. 1990 September 23, Wendy Doniger, “Why the Body Is Disgusting”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2022:
   • This unsung, underrated, under-appreciated / The one them underachievers had underestimated / Finally graduated, I'm one of the most hated 2010, “Doin' It Again”, in How I Got Over, performed by The Roots:

Forms

Antonyms

overachiever

Translations (8)

es sublogrador (one who underachieves) · fi alisuorittaja (one who underachieves) · is fúx (one who underachieves) · de Minderleisterin (one who underachieves) · cmn 后进生 (one who underachieves) · is bekkjarlalli (one who underachieves) · es infralogrador (one who underachieves) · de Minderleister (one who underachieves)