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underambition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + ambition.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being underambitious.
    • Being overambitious bears the risk of ending up empty-handed, whereas underambition will lead to a vocational track that has too little promotion potential. 2007, Rainer K Silbereisen, Richard M Lerner, Approaches to Positive Youth Development, →ISBN:
    • So it is important to take seriously the scope to configure what your research will be about, avoiding both overreaching topics and underambition. 2003, Patrick Dunleavy, Authoring a PhD, →ISBN:
    • Both overambition and underambition at this stage will lead to frustration and the inevitable lack of effective progress. 2002, Eric Ruding, Middle Management in Action: Practical Approaches to School Improvement, →ISBN: