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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
underachiever
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ His presence goes a long way toward explaining why the Seahawks have gone from early-season underachievers to playoff contenders.
▪ How do educators determine if a child is an underachiever?
▪ There were moments when the 1. 8T Quattro behaved as an underachiever.
▪ Unfortunately for our beloved Sean Elliott, the Spurs are notoriously soft underachievers come playoff time.
▪ Usually, he is shy, a loner, an underachiever who may feel dominated by his regular partner.
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underachiever

n. One who underachieves by performing less well than expected.

WordNet
underachiever

n. a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates [syn: underperformer, nonachiever]

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Underachiever
For the Pitchshifter song, see Underachiever (song). For the hip hop duo, see The Underachievers.

An underachiever is a person that fails to achieve his or her potential or does not do as well as expected.

Of particular interest is academic underachievement. Studies of individuals who have not realized their apparent potential have identified learning disabilities, ADHD, and many other educational problems, and enabled methods of addressing these problems. Current theories among academic scholars prefer to address underperformance problems with remedial help.

The term is also used more generally, for example a sports team that contains many star players but still loses games against teams with relatively little obvious talent would be termed underachieving. A stock which achieves poor profit and/or capital gains despite sound underlying business and/or assets may be called underachieving.

Usage examples of "underachiever".

Now, as if some God of Underachievers had noticed his directionlessness and mandated a punishment to fit his crime, he had apparently been condemned to drift through time and space as well, like a man lost after closing time in an endless museum.

Nothing is better guaranteed to make you feel important in the world, which may be why conspiracy theories are so popular among frustrated underachievers.

The underachievers also believe that the situation is beyond their control, that they are innocent victims of circumstances.

Through viable meaningful involvement we positively affect underachievers toward fuller utilization of their potential.