underachievement

IPA: ˈʌndɝʌtʃˈivmʌnt

noun

  • An achievement that is less than expected; underperformance.
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Examples of "underachievement" in Sentences

  • Of particular interest is academic underachievement.
  • A second season of underachievement never eventuated.
  • Black underachievement is blamed on White oppression.
  • No that school cannot be blamed for my underachievement.
  • It's a serious underachievement as far as vandalism goes.
  • If underachievement is a problem, there is no just solution.
  • Their underachievement is a mystery—to their parents, their teachers, and themselves.
  • At 42, Clarke was thought to be on the downward slope of a career that has been full of highlights in team competitions such as the Ryder Cup but characterized by underachievement in individual events.
  • One year later the Downing Street policy unit concluded, in a report entitled Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market, that “the old picture of white success and ethnic underachievement is now out of date”.
  • Last week, at the Conservative party conference, deputy headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh declared: Black underachievement is due in part to the chaos of our classrooms, and in part to the accusation of racism.
  • Benmosche assigned Peter Hancock to lead Chartis, replacing Kristian Moor who was denied his full bonus because of what the company called "underachievement of certain financial metrics" in a March regulatory filing.
  • Benmosche had assigned Peter Hancock to lead Chartis, replacing Kristian Moor who was denied his full bonus because of what the company called "underachievement of certain financial metrics" in a March regulatory filing.

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