underachiever

un·der·a·chieve

U0047100 (ŭn′dər-ə-chēv′)intr.v. un·der·a·chieved, un·der·a·chiev·ing, un·der·a·chieves To perform worse or achieve less success than expected.

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un′der·a·chieve′ment n.un′der·a·chiev′er n.

un•der•a•chiev•er

(ˌʌn dər əˈtʃi vər)

n. a person, esp. a child, who underachieves. [1945–50]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

underachiever - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicatesnonachiever, underperformereducatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

Translations

studente deludente